Villagers unhappy with poor quality work on recently carpeted Samdong-Ipsing road

MANGAN, 26 April: The recently upgraded blacktopping work undertaken on the Raley-Upper Samdong road in East Sikkim is of very poor quality, allege residents of Kambal and Samdong villages. The up-gradation and maintenance of this 7 km stretch was carried out last month by the State PWD.
Members of Laxmi Prabha Sangh, a Kambal-based NGO, insist that they are not satisfied with the quality of work undertaken by the Department and highlight that the work should have been monitored properly. They also point out that the carpeting undertaken last month has already started peeling off.
The blacktopping undertaken was not even half an inch thick, they rue. The drain which was constructed along with the carpeting has also started breaking down at several places even though monsoon is yet to arrive, informed Karnakar Pokhrel, President Laxmi Prabha Sangh while speaking to NOW!
The residents here stress that the Department should inspect the area and carry out necessary repair works before it is further damaged. The Samdong-Ipsing road has been a lifeline for North Sikkim as the vehicles plying locals and tourists to North Sikkim depend on this road.