In order to reduce the risk of accidents in the mountainous regions of Uttarakhand, the department concerned is planning to construct guard rails in the disaster affected districts of the State.
Officials State that this measure will help reduce accidents. Well established sources revealed that the department has been extensively working in Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Tehri, Chamoli and Pauri districts of the Garhwal division and Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Nainital and Champawat districts of Kumaon division for repairing and reconstructing damaged roads along with the construction of guardrails along the roadside in order to reduce the accident rates in the mountainous parts of the district.
Sources confirmed that the department has been laying special focus to repair and reconstruct the guardrails along the Char Dham Yatra route in order to prevent the vehicle falling into the deep gorge in case some mishap happens due to the inclement weather.
With no respite from the heavy rains lashing in the higher parts of the State, the construction and repairing of damaged roads and guard rails is moving at snails pace. Department officials claimed that nodal agencies including district administration, BRO and district administration has been continuously working for carrying the repairing of roads in the mountainous parts of the State for ensuring the smooth flow of vehicular flow of traffic.
In the absence of concrete steps by the district administration for repairing the roads in the district, 52 Gram Panchyats comprised of 95 villages are still disconnected from the main routes besides, the situation is equally worst in the remote areas of all the disaster affected districts of Garhwal division of Uttarakhand.
It is not wrong to quote that the three dozen each connecting roads are still reported to be blocked for the vehicular flow of traffic due to the inclement weather and Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi and Chamoli districts are worst affected. One of the department sources who wished anonymity told The Pioneer that the department has already sought tenders to repair and reconstruct guard ails in the disaster affected areas of the district.
“The inclement weather has been continuously hampering the department efforts for repairing the broken connecting routes in the higher areas of the district,” he claimed, adding that the department will surely meet with the deadline and ensure the smooth flow of vehicular traffic in all the disaster hit region of the district by the end of this year.