AITC accuses Meghalaya CM of disconnecting the state within its own geography

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMay 20, 2022

The opposition All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) on Friday accused the Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma of disconnecting the state within its own geography. 

The opposition while issuing a statement said that the roads and bridges of the state are falling like a “house of cards”.

“It is not a new happenstance that the roads of Meghalaya are disintegrating. Poor road conditions are intrinsically related to hovering issues like long-lasting traffic congestion, inaccessibility of emergency facilities, general commute for work and education, etc,” it said.

“From dangerous potholes in UDP MLA Nujorki Sungoh’s constituency to delayed healthcare facilities due to the lack of roads in Health Minister James K Sangma’s constituency, the state is at grave risk of being disconnected from its own geography,” the party said.

The AITC further alleged that in Garo Hills, a few days ago, villagers had to carry a sick woman on a stretcher for around 700 meters to seek medical treatment. As the villagers could not navigate their vehicles through the muddy road, there was no other option but to carry her in a stretcher. 

In South Garo Hills, the NH-62 is in a deplorable condition, with its 30 odd timber bridges turning non-functional in the past few years, it said adding “Despite repeated pleas from the citizens, the MDA Government led by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma remains unbothered about the pathetic condition of the major National Highway.” 

The Songsak-Mendipathar road (built with the ‘German Technology’) and the Damra-Bajengdoba road are also untraversable, it said.

In Mindikgre, the RCC bridge constructed under the #PMGSY, is found damaged within the three months of its completion. In addition to the roads, the extravagant ISBT funded with 48 Crores could not survive the advent of the monsoons in the state. 

It further stated that the shoddy construction of roads and bridges can no longer be hidden; the inferior quality of materials used in connecting Meghalaya, in reality, has become a nightmare for the people of the state. “Can Mr. Conrad Sangma answer why despite the funds, the infrastructural situation in the state remains fragile as such?” the AITC asked.