A delegation of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) led by Project Director Debendra Sahu and In-Charge Engineer Pankaj Singhal on Tuesday visited the subway from VSS Nagar to Saheed Nagar and inspected the spot.
The delegation assured that the subway and the drain would be repaired and would be functioning within a span of four to five months.
Earlier on the day, a delegation of the Veera Surendra Sai (VSS) Nagar Unnayan Parishad had met the NHAI Project Director.
The members said that even after four years of the opening of the flyover from Vani Vihar to Acharya Vihar, the repairing work of the subway and channelising the drain connecting the Kuakhai river and the city have not been completed.
They also said people of VSS Nagar and about 10 contiguous villages and mouzas are facing problem to go to Bhubaneswar city. Parishad general secretary Dillip Dashsharma, Krushan Chandra Sahu, Atratrana Dalai, Shiv Prasad Mishra, Subash Chandra Samal, Maheswar Biswal, Sital Chandra Mohanty and Ketra Mohan Nayak were present with the NHAI delegation.