National Highway-15 of Lakhimpur district in dilapidated condition

A CORRESPONDENT

LAKHIMPUR: The people of the Lakhimpur district and travellers from other districts of the native state as well as other states have to suffer a lot due to the critically dilapidated condition of the NH-15 in Boginadi area under Kadam Revenue Circle of Lakhimpur district.

Especially, a long stretch of the highway from Charaimoria near North Lakhimpur town to Padumoni Aai Than, covering Gagaldubi, has turned critically deplorable and a death trap for the travellers. Though that stretch of the highway began to worsen from last year, it has become worst at present. The travellers have to face serious problems due to the occurrence of large ditches on the highway and deposition of rain water in them. As a result of it, accident has become a common phenomenon at this portion of the highway causing life long injuries to the travellers in addition to untimely death.

This highway connects Dhemaji district and Pasighat of Arunachal Pradesh. Moreover, the highway leads the way to Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Sivasagar and other district of Upper Assam via Bogibeel Bridge over mighty Brahmaputra. Every day thousand of vehicles from North Assam, Guwahati and other districts of the State ply along this highway to communicate with the neighbouring State of Arunachal Pradesh and other aforementioned districts. These travellers have faced with problems while travelling along the dilapidated portion of the highway. Despite such circumstances, neither the National Highway Authority nor the Lakhimpur district administration and the State government has taken any initiative to repair the damaged portion.

Regarding the issue, the Chaoldhowa-Boginadi regional unit of All Assam Students' Union (AASU), led by president Bibek Hazarika general secretary Mohan Chutia, recently submitted a memorandum to the Lakhimpur DC demanding his initiative to repair the highway. The secretary informed that he also personally requested the designated engineer of the highway to repair the same at the earliest for the greater interest and convenience of the public. "But no repairing scheme has been implemented yet," the general secretary added.

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