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Time of India
3 days ago
- General
- Time of India
No road since independence: Rampur villagers risk lives on wooden bridge
Every day, around 200 people, including schoolchildren, cross the wooden bridge over the Ramgad River to reach Kotabagh and beyond. NAINITAL: Seventy-eight years after India's Independence, the residents of Rampur village in Ramnagar block, Nainital district, are still waiting for a proper road. Their only link to the outside world is a fragile wooden bridge built by villagers themselves, now posing serious danger, especially during the monsoon. Every day, around 200 people, including schoolchildren, cross the wooden bridge over the Ramgad River to reach Kotabagh and beyond. During the rains, the river swells, making the ageing structure even riskier. A decade ago, locals had no choice but to wade through the river holding hands or using ropes to cross. Mahesh Chandra, a local resident, told TOI that despite repeated appeals and even a chief ministerial promise of a motor road from Patkot to Rampur Tonia via Kotabagh, nothing has moved on the ground. The proposed 8-km road, sanctioned with an estimated cost of Rs 96.40 lakh, remains stuck because the route passes through the Shivalik Elephant Reserve. A No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the chief wildlife warden has yet to be issued. Chandra added that since 2016, PWD Ramnagar officials have repeatedly written to the forest department, but the required clearance is still pending. Formal reminders from the chief engineer's office in Dehradun and the forest conservator have also failed to push the file forward. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Indonesia: New Container Houses (Prices May Surprise You) Container House | Search ads Search Now Undo 'Generations have come and gone here without ever seeing a proper road,' says Ramesh Chandra, another local. 'We built this wooden bridge ourselves to stay connected. It's dangerous, especially for schoolchildren, the elderly, and during medical emergencies. For every basic need, we must travel to Patkot.' Villagers say that while Rampur was recently declared a revenue village ahead of the first gram pradhan elections, no revenue-related processes have begun. The Executive Engineer of PWD, Ramnagar, in an official reply, confirmed that while the project is approved in principle, work cannot begin until the forest department grants the NOC. Officials claim the matter is being actively followed up.
Indian Express
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
June 12 1985, Forty Years Ago: Tripura Violence
At least 10 people were injured in bomb explosions and z lathi charge during the 24-hour statewide bandh called by the Tripura Youth Congress (I) today. Around 100 youth Congress (I) supporters were arrested for picketing in front of various government offices in Agartala. Seven YC (I) supporters were injured when police resorted to a lathi charge as the demonstrators broke the southern gate of the secretariat. Hotel Blown Up Tamil militants blew up a luxury beachfront hotel on Sri Lanka's east coast, senior government sources said. The sources said the 66-room Moonlight Bay hotel in Trincomalee was shattered and three-quarters destroyed, but no casualties were reported. Indira Murder Trial Additional Sessions Judge Mahesh Chandra, trying the Indira Gandhi assassination case, ordered the framing of charges of murder against Satwant Singh and of criminal conspiracy to murder against him and the other two accused, Kehar Singh and Balbir Singh. The charges will be framed by the court on July 8, and the prosecution will lead evidence on July 9 China's Proposals China has made several proposals to improve bilateral relations with India. An external affairs ministry spokesman, however, would not confirm a report that China had offered to reopen India's consulates in Lhasa and Shanghai in exchange for reopening the Chinese consulates in Calcutta and Bombay. The proposals that China has made may not be in the context of the ongoing dialogue on the still unsettled Sino-Indian border issue. China had in 1983 permitted Indian pilgrims to visit Mount Kailash in Tibet.
