Youths' body demands NH construction as per notification

Itagar, Nov 01: In a memorandum to the Chief Minister Pema Khandu, the All Itagar Youth Welfare Association (AIYWA) has appealed him to direct the tiol Highway and Public Works Department to carry out road widening work as per notification issued by the state Land Magement Department by widening the existing two-lane to four-lane of NH-52A from Itagar to Banderdewa within 30 meters in the built up area for the proposed four-lane highway project.

The association alleged that present road widening is not being carried out according to the notification issued on 2 March, 2016 by the Secretary Land Magement. ‘Only 12.5 metre to 12 meter widening has been done in most places, which is complete violation of the government notification’, it claimed and appealed to the CM to constitute third party monitoring and vigilance to prevent mismagement of fund.