Roads ‘went missing’ in Itanagar on May 31 as heavy rainfall lashed the Arunachal Pradesh capital. A portion of NH-415 was washed away near IG Park in the heart of the capital city, prompting netizens to question the quality of construction work done by the engineering company and the state government.
Interestingly, the construction of the portion of the national highway, connecting Naharlagun and Itanagar, was completed recently.
Netizens had a field day sharing the videos and photographs of the landslide near D-Sector, slamming the poor execution of work by the contractors and officials. Most of them were seen questioning the construction company which was assigned with the task.
Several other locations in the state capital reported landslide and waterlogging. Rainwaters inundated the Akashdeep shopping complex while there was a landslide at the road connecting Government Higher Secondary School and upper C-Sector in Itanagar. “The wall of the DDK is on the verge of collapse due to the landslide,” the Arunachal Times reported.
“Poorly designed and constructed drains in the heart of Itanagar, part of NH-415 which was completed last winter, has triggered flood in the adjoining areas,” the Eastern Sentinel reported.
“Now PWD and TK Engineering, epitome of incompetence will blame the rain for the chaos in Itanagar. Poor rain,” senior journalist Tongam Rina tweeted.
Rasta banaya hi ta, khatam hogiya👀.
Jai @PemaKhanduBJP @ArunachalCMO @DistrictICC
Took 2 years to complete,
took 2 months to collapse.
Rip drainage system, Rip quality.#RIP #SMARTCITY #ITANAGAR pic.twitter.com/qBYeAosmck— Likha Taram (@TaramLikha) May 31, 2021
Is this your Deadline Gift to Itanagar ?#Govt of Arunachal Pradesh
31st March =31st May 2021#No Proper Drainage, No Proper Alignment, No Proper Maintenance
Is the Result. #We Need immediate Renovation with Proper Drainage System in our Roads. pic.twitter.com/Iy4MWzBESx— Giogi Tani (@GiogiTani) May 31, 2021
Smartcity turned into oversmart city #ArunachalPradesh #landofrisingsun #itanagar @PemaKhanduBJP @ChownaMeinBJP @DistrictICC pic.twitter.com/CVO91z8rvi
— Tamak Tatung (@TatungTamak) May 31, 2021
Smart city itanagar. Road age: 1 month pic.twitter.com/X57J8ByJFU
— Jai Shri Modi (@MahuModii) May 31, 2021
Infrastructure development in the State Capital Itanagar is a white elephant and total wastage of money and labours, as the topography of the region is unsustainable for any kind of developmental Projects.
Hence, it should be shifted to some suitable place for better development. pic.twitter.com/QWWVmr6UpV— Somwang Homcha Lowang (@SomwangHomcha) May 31, 2021
Papu nallah RCC bridge. #SafetyAlert@DistrictICC @IMCItanagar1 @PemaKhanduBJP @DCMArunachal pic.twitter.com/VDClyzz1od
— Babin (@tadarbabin) May 31, 2021
