AGARTALA, Feb 3 (TIWN): Lowerpoa to Churraebari area has turned to give horrific experience for the common people travelling through NH-44.

Vehicle movement nearly crawled in the NH44 road mainly from Lowerpoa to Churraebari as the renovation has not yet begin in the part due to the lacklustre attitude of the authority.

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. 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.

Talking to TIWN correspondent PWD chief Engineer claimed that the work is underway and the renovation progress will gain momentum soon.

He further said that though renovation is underway at several spots but so far nothing can be claimed regarding the renovation work from Lowerpoa to Churraebari stretch.

About hundreds of vehicles are seen regularly stranded at the National highway due to poor condition of the road. However, PWD chief Engineer further claimed that few of the vehicles also took the alternative NH to enter the state. 

It is to be mentioned here that 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.

It is to be mentioned here that Keeping in mind of the poor condition of Assam-Agartala National Highway, the state government has decided to use NEC Highway- Kokital to Dharmanagar via Kathaltali to transport essential items to the state as an alternative route and the sources also say that the alternative road is also left in poor condition.