The Khandli Bridge to Dhangri road has turned accident-prone due to “illegal dumping” of sand and clay by some contractors.
Located at less than a kilometer away from Rajouri town,hundreds of vehicles ply on the Khandli-Dhangri road every day. Officially atwo-lane road, it has now been almost turned into a single-lane as contractorsillegally dump sand and clay in broad daylight, throwing norms to wind.
Mohammad Shabir, Ankush Sharma, Kamal Kishore and UmarAhmed, among other locals, said, “At multiple places on the road, illegaldumping of clay, sand and pebbles is going on. Some contractors are violatingthe law in broad day light while the concerned authorities seem leastbothered.”
They added, “At a number of spots, material has been dumpedin the middle of the road, shrinking the space for vehicles and making itaccident-prone.”
The irked locals, while ruing “official apathy”, said, “VIPmovement continues around the clock on the road, but still the illegal practicegoes on unabated.”
They urged upon the governor’s administration to look intothe issue and redress their grievance before an untoward incident happens.