YOWAN MOTHAY, EOI, KALIMPONG, MAY 7, 2024 ; Due to construction work on the current National Highway 10, there is too much pressure of vehicular traffic on the road connecting Kalijhoda to Panbu through Mandir Khola to Reli Kalimpong.
As an alternative route, Kalimpong and Sikkim bound vehicles are seen plying along this road. Since the road from Special Kalijhoda through Panbu to
Samthar to Mandir Khola has not been repaired since the time of its construction, the road has reached a deplorable condition.
In some places, the culverts laid many
years ago have been washed away by the
rains, and the drains have been blocked
with stones and mud, and the rainwater has
flowed from the middle of the road, making
the condition of the road deplorable.
Samthar to Mandir Khola has not been repaired since the time of its construction, the road has reached a deplorable condition.
In some places, the culverts laid many
years ago have been washed away by the
rains, and the drains have been blocked
with stones and mud, and the rainwater has
flowed from the middle of the road, making
the condition of the road deplorable.
In
some places, the road is narrow and there is
only one-way traffic. Some drivers also say
that vehicles are finding it difficult to pass.
During the closure of National Highway 10,
most of the vehicles from Sikkim and
Kalimpong are moving through these
alternative routes. Reliable sources say that
many inspections and applications have
been submitted in the past to make this road
a state highway.
some places, the road is narrow and there is
only one-way traffic. Some drivers also say
that vehicles are finding it difficult to pass.
During the closure of National Highway 10,
most of the vehicles from Sikkim and
Kalimpong are moving through these
alternative routes. Reliable sources say that
many inspections and applications have
been submitted in the past to make this road
a state highway.
According to Yangmakum
panchayat committee member Dhanraj
Bhujel, the department and district
administration are looking into this matter.
As most of the vehicles of government
officials and VIP vehicles are also passing
through this route, there are chances that
the road may become rough in the future.
He said that if this road can be repaired at
many places and the traffic can be
organized in order to make this road
smooth, it can be a great convenience for the
passengers and the vehicles traveling
through this road to Kalimpong and Sikkim.
He also said that since the future of National
Highway 10 is not certain, if the alternative
roads are repaired and wide roads are built
to facilitate traffic, they can prove to be
alternatives to National Highway 10 even
during the rainy season.
panchayat committee member Dhanraj
Bhujel, the department and district
administration are looking into this matter.
As most of the vehicles of government
officials and VIP vehicles are also passing
through this route, there are chances that
the road may become rough in the future.
He said that if this road can be repaired at
many places and the traffic can be
organized in order to make this road
smooth, it can be a great convenience for the
passengers and the vehicles traveling
through this road to Kalimpong and Sikkim.
He also said that since the future of National
Highway 10 is not certain, if the alternative
roads are repaired and wide roads are built
to facilitate traffic, they can prove to be
alternatives to National Highway 10 even
during the rainy season.