Pernem-Keri road a major threat to commuters

October 15, 2013

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MAPUSA: The Pernem-Keri road, that has been damaged due to land slides at Pernem, is posing a great threat to commuters. The stretch of road is frequented by thousands of commuters from the villages of Pernem, Porascade, Devsu, Korgao, Arambol and Paliem.

The land slides at the culvert just half a kilometer before reaching Pernem have destroyed a major portion of the road at the sharp turn and this has become a cause of concern for the commuters.

“Firstly, the visibility is very low at the sharp turn, now with half the road deteriorated, there is very little space left on the road,” said a daily commuter, Prakash Naik.

“It has been more than 15 days now but the authorities have taken no measures to repair the damaged portion of the road. The life of commuters is at risk as that stretch of the road is also an accident prone zone,” added Naik.

“The damaged stretch has already seen many accidents because of the sharp turn and the poor engineering of the road, the land slides have only added to the woes. It should be immediately repaired,” said another local.

Source-http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com