Dibrugarh, July 19 -- Braving inclement weather, residents and youths of Chinvan village in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding district carried out a daylong road repair and drain-clearing drive on Sunday, alleging that years of poor maintenance had left the village's PMGSY road in a dilapidated condition.

The voluntary effort was undertaken by the Chinvan Village Youths in the Pongchau Circle to repair the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road connecting Pongchau Lower Village.

According to villagers, the road was constructed in 2014 under the PMGSY with the promise of providing all-weather connectivity. However, they alleged that the road had deteriorated over the years due to the lack of maintenance.

"The road was constructed in 2...