Dharmanagar, Jul 28, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Dharmanagar, July 28: Villagers of Dhupirbandh and Uptakhali under Jubarajnagar block blocked road and demanded for an immediate repairing of the steel bridge which connects the two villages and currently left in a very dilapidated condition causing the villagers to suffer.

According to the villagers, the bridge was installed some 10-12 years back and since then it was not repaired and as a result the commuters and the students are facing difficulties while crossing through the bridge.

The road blockade began from 9 am morning on Thursday, where the agitated villagers also complained that the leaders of different political parties before the recently concluded by-elections had assured of repairment of the bridge, but as of now no such initiative was taken.

They also alleged that funds were sanctioned several times for the repairing of the bridge, but the panchayat members had not initiated any work on this. The villagers however demanded for an immediate repair of the bridge.

The villagers later withdrew their blockade on Thursday evening on the intervention of the BDO of Jubarajnagar as he assured them of taking necessary measures to fix the bridge.