AGARTALA, Oct 17 (TIWN): Instead of making proper renovation of the road, State's PWD department is busy in bluffing people by giving mere black carpeting in the name road renovation, in different parts of NH 44. It is to be mentioned here that Public Works Minister Badal Choudhury urged to renovate the roads for smooth convenience before Durga Puja but in the name of renovation the roads are only being covered with black carpeting.With the zero progress of work in the renovation of NH44, it seems that the people of Tripura have to travel through the topsy-turvy road during the puja days also. With just days left for the colourful festival of Durga puja, there is no proper glimpse of facelift of NH44 so far in the state. The deplorable condition of National Highway 44, the only road connectivity that links mainland India with the eastern part of Meghalaya, Barak Valley in Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura has for a long time now remained a harrowing experience for helpless commuters.The condition of these stretches of the highways has become so bad that in some patches these have turned into virtual craters. In fact, the deplorable condition of these national highways has led to resentment amongst local people, with the demand for their maintenance growing and intensifying.The poor condition of the NH44 has lead to endless sufferings for the state people. Starting from transportation problem, now the people are facing the threat of price hike in the state. Although lately, the state govt. has opened an alternative way of NH-44 by which goods may be exported and imported but the same alternative road has also beak down due to over load.

Since last many days’ goods had been found rotten on Assam-Agartala road, as vehicles were stranded along the NH-44 highway.

Only counting days left for the glamorous durga puja and there is no where any glimpse of any renovation of the city roads, neither any renovation of NH44 even after the tall claims of the ministers.

It is to be mentioned here that PWD Chief Engineer while talking to TIWN correspondent said that the facelift of the National Highway- 44 and interior roads is expected to get over by 60 percent before Puja, but only few days left for the puja and there is no glimpse of any road renovation so far.