AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): Demanding quick renovation of the state’s only life line - National Highway 44, opposition party Pradesh congress on Monday sat on a two hour long Assam-Agartala NH blockade to protest against the worst condition of the NH-44 over past few months. The blockade continued for 2 hours from morning 11 AM to 1 in the afternoon at 10 different spots of the National Highway.As a part of the protest, the party leaders of the Pradesh congress has hit at the various spots of the National Highway including Churaebari, Bagbasa, Panisagar, Pecharthal, Kumarghat, Karamchora, Birashi Mile, Ambassa, Teliamura, Champaknagar, and Khayerpur.However, among the 10 spot, massive protest was held at 3 spots including, Churraebari, Karamchora and Khayerpur.While opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman lead the protest at Karamcherra, party MLA Biswabandhu Sen raised voice at Churaibari and PCC president Birajit Sinha remained present at Khayerpur along with Youth Congress President Sushanta Chowdhury and MLA Gopal Roy and others.Speaking to media PCC President Birajit Sinha said that, after state PWD department took over the charge of maintenance of NH-44, the PWD has not work up to the mark for its maintenance. After the Ministry of Road Transport and Highway (MORTH) handed over development and maintenance of 104 km of the Assam Agartala National Highway (NH-44) to the PWD from Border Roads Organization (BRO) in July 16th, 2013, the condition of the NH-44 has worsen day-by-day due to negligence of PWD.

Ruling party is busy in bringing forward the poor condition of the road at Assam Lowerpowa and is not bothered about the renovation of the NH road in Tripura from Churaebari to Sabroom, added Sinha.  

He further said that, the poor condition of the NH44 is only due to the negligence and embezzlement of money by the BJP led union government and state government.

Sinha also laid stress on the matter to begin the double –lane work of NH soon along with renovation.  

Agartala – Assam National Highway is the life line of Tripura. He further mentioned that recently it has turned to death trap and is left in pathetic condition raising the woe of the common people. This initiative has been taken by the Congress to draw the attention of the Central Government, said PCC President. Besides, he also criticized on the discontinuation of work which was going on at Kailashahar – Kumarghat for the double lane road.