AGARTALA, April 3 (TIWN): Replete with deep pits and pot holes, the city road crossing through college road area has turned into an accident prone zone. Similar is the condition of other city roads which has broken down drastically due to ill maintenance in the city by the concerned department. Strewn with upto one feet ditches, if the bad condition of the road here is a resulting in jerking of knees to the two-wheeler drivers, the risk of four wheelers is toppling in these ditches always run high.Expressing concern and shock on the condition of roads here, people fear of dreadful accidents as at any moment accidents can happen and led to death. At every yard or so there are deep pits and potholes dangerous for vehicle driving, complained a localite. Erosion of pre-mix is seen here and there and no one can drive safely and smoothly on these roads.

Regretting the poor condition of the roads, which was posing danger to life and property, has become daily issue now in Tripura.

Though a large number of accidents are happening due to bad condition of the roads, leading to disc displacement, spinal injuries and bones dislocation and injuries, no proper attention was being to the problem and nothing was done so far due to lack of sincerity and proper attention. 

Issue of repairing such important roads should not hang between the central and state government and immediate remedial measures should be taken, stated a common man.

The condition of other link and main roads in the town is somehow, not different. It is seen that the authorities concerned blamed the poor drainage system and bowl shape of city for accumulation of rain water on roads, resulting in damage to the roads.

The residents allege that the blatant corruption by the contractors, who use very poor material, led to early depletion of the roads.

Every year construction and maintenance work on the roads started just before the onset of the monsoon. This period is chosen for a particular reason. While the contractors use very substandard material in the job, but once the water starts stagnating on the road in the rainy season, they have good excuse to blame the nature and escape accountability about the use of poor material.