Superintending Engineer PWD has claimed that 90 out of 112 blocked roads under the purview of the 12th circle of PWD have been cleared by Tuesday in Pauri-Garhwal district.Notably, these roads were blocked after heavy rain and rain-triggered landslides lashed the region last week. “We are trying our best to reopen the remaining 22 roads at the earliest,” he assured.
The estimation for clearance of the blocked roads has been pegged at around Rs1.4 crore. To restore the rain-ravaged roads fully, the department requires Rs3.89 crore. However, we have not yet received the estimated amount so far for the work,” he said.As per PWD information, among the roads blocked due to the heavy rainfall and subsequent landslides, 10 were under the aegis of PWD Provincial division, nine under construction division Pauri , 16 under construction division Srinagar, six under Provincial division lansdowne, nine under construction division Duggada, 11 under construction division Bajjaro and 19 under construction division Paubo.