Locals stop workers from constructing road in Lakhimpur

Guwahati, December 19, 2018:

Alleging corruption, the locals of two villages of Narayanpur in Lakhimpur district prevented the workers from constructing a road.

After years of wait, the villagers of Chodhou Puniya and Tengapathar got a road under the Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojana. The government had allocated Rs.168.36 lakh for the construction of the 2.68 km long road.

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However, as the road was being built, the locals forced the workers to stop the work. They alleged that the road was being built with sub-standard materials and accused the contractor of minting money.

In this regard, the villagers later lodged a complaint with the authorities in Lakhimpur. The authorities too found lapses in the construction and directed the road’s reconstruction.