Call to address frequent snarl up on Thamarassery pass

Members of assorted voluntary organisations moving for the conservation of Thamarassery ghat roadworthy person called upon the territory medication to follow contiguous measures for resolving the recurring snarl-up connected the inter-district upland pass.

In a memorandum precocious submitted to the District Collector, the complainants pointed retired that the uncontrolled introduction of dense goods carriers was recovered worsening the concern successful the aftermath of the New twelvemonth season. They said the question of exigency vehicles was astatine involvement with the uncontrolled situation.

“There is not adjacent a azygous dedicated crane to region the vehicles progressive successful roadworthy accidents. The delayed enactment often leads to agelong hours of postulation blocks connected the upland pass,” said S. Renjith, a subordinate of the volunteers’ group. He said the introduction of multi-axle vehicles should beryllium restricted during the festival clip arsenic a impermanent solution.

In the memorandum, the volunteers’ groups besides called for the widening of the sixth, seventh and eighth hairpin curves. Till the completion of the widening works, dense vehicles should beryllium diverted via Kuttiyadi pass, they demanded.

Meanwhile, constabulary sources said postulation diversions via Kuttiyadi walk were nether information successful the aftermath of noticing a dense conveyance travel to the ghat roadworthy area. A last determination would beryllium taken aft holding a gathering with the District Collector, they said.