villagers, not govt's tech team, had made road: transport Minister Sharma
Jammu, April 21 -- Expressing grief over the mishap, transport minister Satish Sharma said that the road where the accident occurred was never made by "any technical team" and that "locals contributed for it".
On a visit to Udhampur hospital to meet the injured, Sharma said, "While administration is taking care of injured and all medical facilities are being extended, a serious and thorough probe will be conducted into the accident. Because of one man, we have lost so many lives."
"For now he is absconding but this time we will set an example. That curve where the accident occurred has been visited by our team. I have also heard that the road was not made by technical team but by the locals who contributed (money)," he said.
Meanwhile, local BJP MLA RS Pathania clarified that the road that was made around 70 years ago by the locals as per, has not been technically standardised and certified by the department concerned.
The transport minister also said that authorities will look into the all the aspects like why it was overloaded and was the driver a habitual offender. "Everything will be probed in detail and the driver will be handed a strict punishment that would act as an example this time," he said.
Satish Sharma said that the administration also needed to work strictly. "The road is not suitable but I have come to know that Volvo service is being plied on it. It will be dealt with sternly."...
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