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Impact of news of way2barak, electric pole from mid-road removed in no time

Oct. 28: Following a Facebook post of Dr. Manoj Kumar Paul, a resident of Meherpur, Silchar, way2barak published a news on 27 October, 2021 as regards a fully functional electric pole in the middle of the road near Boter Tol area. The news item was shared multiple times by netizens in various social media platforms. As a result of the impact of the news by way2barak, the electric pole in the middle of the road was removed on Thursday.

Expressing satisfaction over the role of media for highlighting the issue, Dr. Manoj Kumar Paul thanked way2barak and some other media houses. He also offered thanks to the concerned authority for removing the pole in no time after the publication of the news item.

This seems to be a perfect example of lack of coordination between different government departments as regards the new road built in Silchar from Hailakandi Road point to Medical College point. The road was constructed just before the recently concluded Durga Puja after State Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma gave strict directions to the district administration to finish the work of the road. After that, the concerned department completed the work on a war-footing.

However, what seemed to be strange is a fully functional electric pole in the middle of the road near Boter Tol area. Infact, earlier, when the road was much narrow, this electric pole was near the side of the footpath. However, now when the road was widened, this electric pole stands just in middle of the road. This has now become a major cause of concern for the people. Many concerned citizens have voiced grievance about this. The grievance seems to be justified from the fact that this electric pole may be the cause of major road mishap.

Drawing kind attention of the appropriate authorities,a resident of the area, Dr Manoj Kumar Paul took to the social media platform and wrote, “This Electric Post on the middle of the expanded Hailakandi Road Silchar (near Boter Tol) may cause fatal road accident at any moment, and more particularly during night. It needs to be removed immediately.”

However, as it is said, “All well that ends well”, the concerned department took the issue seriously and removed the electricity pole almost within 12 hours of the publication of this news by way2barak.

Also Read: Strange! New road built in Silchar with electric post in middle may cause fatal accidents