Shillong, September 01: In a meeting here today at Secretariat the Chief Minister, Dr Mukul M Sangma reviewed the overall safety aspect of the 4 lane road namely the Jorabad-Umiam road.
The Chief Minister said that the government has been reviewing this matter on a regular basis and directions have been given to line departments as a culmination of the review meeting.
He informed that meeting examined the safety of the pedestrians which includes the school children and senior citizens and the important junctures like the crossings and the embarkment and the disembarkment points. He also said that the exercise will be further referred to Regional Transport Authority along with the Traffic Police to have a complete safety auditing of the whole stretch of the 4 Lane Road.
Further, he also informed that the crucial concern of the safety of the slopes and the need to have effective measures for slope stabilization was also discussed during the meeting. He stated that certain pockets are vulnerable to landslides which cause threat to the safety of the commuters and this has also been reviewed and certain corrective measures will be taken.
The Chief Minister also stated that the Umsning By Pass is in progress but the existing road which is in alignment to the Bypass is in a dilapidated condition and directions have been given to immediately overhaul it so that the travelling quality is improved.
