Kalyan: Locals staged a sit-in protest for three consecutive days over the condition of the three-km-long road between Mahral and Kamba in Maharashtra. welfare The National Highway-61 located on the Kalyan-Murbad section ended on Thursday.
Locals allege that the NHA has neither completed the work nor filled the potholes, despite the National Highways Authority giving the contractor the work to build the cement road two years ago.
Mahesh Deshmukh, one of the protestors, alleged, “Even though the road comes under a national highway, in reality, there are only potholes on the stretch, due to which two people have died in the rainy season itself”.
Deshmukh said he protested for the third time, demanding the National Highways Authority of India to fill the potholes till the cement road work was completed by the contractor, however, the contractor appointed by the NHA refused to fill the pit as he had contracted at low rates. have taken.
Locals allege that the NHA has neither completed the work nor filled the potholes, despite the National Highways Authority giving the contractor the work to build the cement road two years ago.
Mahesh Deshmukh, one of the protestors, alleged, “Even though the road comes under a national highway, in reality, there are only potholes on the stretch, due to which two people have died in the rainy season itself”.
Deshmukh said he protested for the third time, demanding the National Highways Authority of India to fill the potholes till the cement road work was completed by the contractor, however, the contractor appointed by the NHA refused to fill the pit as he had contracted at low rates. have taken.
However, as Oppose Continuing for the third day, BJP MLA Kumar Elani held a meeting of NHA officials, contractors at the protest site on Thursday and took it in writing from the contractor that the potholes would be filled in the next 15 days and the road work would be completed in the next 4 months. . After which the residents ended their protest.
Alyani told TOI, “In the past, I had written to the NHA as well as the then chief minister, complaining against the contractor as he was not listening to anyone. Today, I have taken a written assurance from him and if he is working on the road. Doesn’t complete the work. As assured, I will blacklist him.”