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State urged to repair damaged roads

KORAPUT: The national highway between Koraput district head quarter and Jeypore, the business centre of the district has been the nightmare for the commuters over the past few days.

While the road which was laid fresh barely a few months back has been uprooted at many places in the short spell of rains, the condition of the old ones was no better.

The number of potholes could be counted from the traffic junction at Koraput to the entry point of Jeypore, causing hardship for the vehicles.

The journey of 22 km which till recently took barely 30 minutes, now takes not less than an hour to cover. However the worst affected portion on the road was in between pine research plantation area to the beginning of the ghat section while going from Koraput to Jeypore. Adding to the woes of the people, the sidewalls of the ghat road has been broken at many places so badly that vehicles express their reluctance to give side to the other vehicle for the fear of falling into the valley.

Members of Koraput Citizen Forum, who met in Koraput today urged the district administration to intervene and take steps to repair the damaged portions in the most important national highway of the region.

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