The jam of 140 hours on NH-6 stretch between Baharagora and Jamsola with breakdown of vehicles on the road leading to serpentine queues of vehicles and misery for commuters will soon be a thing of past.
Jamshedpur MP Bidyut Baran Mahato, who was the Baharagora MlA on JMM ticket before leaving his seat, on Friday spoke to the State Chief Minister Raghubar Das on the issue and got the assurance of early removal of blockade.
Addressing media at the local Circuit House, Mahato said that the Chief Minister has assured him that traffic snarl on national highway, which connects three States of Jharkhand, Odisha and Bengal will be removed. The CM has also directed East Singhbhum deputy commissioner for early removal of the blockade.
“I spoke on the issue to the Chief Minister. He informed that the deputy commissioner was directed by the chief minister to initiate measures from local level so that vehicles can move on the NH. There is serpentine queue of vehicles due to the situation on both side of the highway causing discomfort not only for commuters and locals,” said Bidyut Baran Mahto.
The jam like situation is due to dilapidate 10 km Jharia More (in East Singhbhum)- Baharagora stretch on NH-33 and 7 km on Baharagora-Jamsola (Odisha) stretch on NH-6.
This stretch is used by heavy vehicles and long distance buses coming from different parts of Jharkhand for going to Bengal, Odisha through Ghatshila and Baharagora.
It may be mentioned here that Kunal Sarangi, MlA Baharagora also threatened to stage an indefinite demonstration in front of state chief minister Raghubar Das house in Ranchi to protest the poor condition of NH-33 and NH-6 linking Baharagora to Odisha if the stretch is not made within 10 days.
The Jamshedpur MP further said that he had met the South Eastern Railway general manager Radhey Shyam yesterday at Kolkata and requested for early sanction of ticket booking from Tatanagar on Howrah-Duronto Express. “Though railway board decided to allowed commercial stoppage for Howrah-Mumbai and Howrah-Pune Duronto Express but the ticket booking will be allowed from January 1, 2016. However, I have requested the railway officials to allow passengers of Tatanagar to board and alight at the station even if they book ticket from Howrah,” the MP said.
He also announced that 27 high mast lights will be installed under MPlAD funds in different parts of city and outskirts before the end of this fiscal.
Addressing the media here, Mahto said that during his tenure as Jamshedpur MP he has taken several steps to ensure all round development of East Singhbhum but a lot still remains to be done.