AGARTALA, May 22 (TIWN): Continuous downpour along with thunder storm lightning has collapsed NH 44 from rest of the state.

There seems to be no end to Nature’s fury in many parts of Northeast India including the states of Assam, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram among others.

The fact that Tripura has been temporarily cut off from the rest of the Nation due to the Assam-Agartala National Highway (NH-44) being water-logged can be cited as a serious case of concern as this highway is considered as the life-line of the State.

The state is connected with the rest of India by only one road (NH-44) that runs through the hills to the border of Karimganj District in Assam and then winds through the states of Meghalaya, Assam and North Bengal to Calcutta.

On March 19, the movement of all vehicles was stalled from Chakmaghat Dropgate to 37 mile for 4 hours due to an electric pole falling down accompanied by fallen tree and landslide in the Assam-Agartala Road. This also led to the power services being cut off at the entire area at for almost 24 hours.

National highway 44 is one such road which gets worsened even for small rains. The condition of the road deteriorated due to heavy rains. As it is the only highway which connects Tripura with the rest of the country, the transport completely blocked.

Thousands of vehicles stranded at Assam’s Lowerpoah area as the Assam-Agartala national highway virtually turned into paddy field due to heavy monsoon since April.

Incessant rainfall over past few days has yet again left the NH44 in a pitiable condition. Due to the rain, vehicle movement was nearly stopped with the continuous water logged various spots of the road.

On the one hand the authority says that the maintenance continues round the clock in the year, question arises if maintenance is carried out in the entire year why splash of rain disrupts the traffic movement in the NH44. 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. And it continues to give horrific experience to the people with zero improvement in the renovation of the road. About hundreds of vehicles were stranded at the National highway due to the water log.