In order to resume the flow of traffic in the hilly terrains of the disaster hit areas of the State and to reconstruct the damaged roads, the department concerned has sought tenders from the private agencies for carrying out repair work.
Department officials told that the repairing of link and main roads would be done on war footing for ensuring the smooth flow of traffic in coming days. The natural calamites that struck Uttarakhand in the month have badly damaged roads in the mountainous parts of the State.Among the worst affected districts in terms of damaged infrastructure are Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Tehri and Pithoragarh district of the state. Although the PWD has cleared the roads for the vehicular flow of traffic but inclement weather has been hampering the department efforts for ensuring the flow of traffic along the Char Dham Yatra route.
The repeated landslides and mudslides in the higher parts of the State are among the major reason for stranded vehicles along the Char Dham Yatra route. However, department officials set September 30 as the deadline for the transportation of heavy vehicle in the mountainous parts of the State.
Well established sources revealed that the department has sought tenders for repairing of roads and connecting routes at Goodrich-Bhojawal, Jakhaniwala-Vyasghat, Khirsu-Khedakhal-lalmatti-Jogdi, Parina-Khandah, Jamanwala-Pokhri, Dawarahaat Doongiri, Dawarahaat-Vimandeshwar, Bhatronkhan - Ganua, Ghattikholi- Gajiwala, Guniyalgaon- Galjwadi, Vijaypur-Nayagaon, Bhatongi-Puranu-Kapriyansain, Malidyana-lambgaon etc. whereas the department has also sought proposals for the construction of bridges which include Garakot-Puranu-Pratapnagar, Ghanshyali-Tehri-Pratapnagar and to repair the supporting wall at lambgaon-Beejpur-Rawatgaon, Kandikhal-Tepri, New Tehri-Kirtinagar etc.
Officials claimed that the repairing of roads has been done on war footing to meet with the deadlines. It is also noteworthy that the vehicular flow of traffic is reported to be disrupted along the Char Dham Yatra route after the natural calamities. One of the department sources who wished anonymity told The Pioneer that the department has been trying to repair and reconstruct the damaged roads in the higher parts of Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand.
He lamented that the inclement weather has been hampering the department efforts for carrying repair work. He claimed that the most of the blocked routes were repaired and opened for the vehicular flow of traffic in the disaster hit districts of the State. He further told that the department is coordinating with BRO and other private agencies for ensuring the speedy repairing of the damaged routes and roads in the higher parts of the State.