<p class="bodytext">Residents of various villages staged a protest for the repair of the Kalasa – Kalakodu Road by blocking the road on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The protesters expressed their displeasure regarding the pathetic condition of the road.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They also blocked the vehicles near the Jain Basadi and the Rudrapada Road as a part of the protest, which went on for about one hour.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The citizens said that the pothole-ridden Kalasa – Kalakodu Road has been causing inconvenience to vehicle users.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“In spite of the release of grants for the development of the stretch, the officials are dilly-dallying over the commencement of the work to repair the road,” they complained.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Taluk Panchayat member Rafeeq, however, insisted that Rs 1 crore has been released for the development of the road. “The work will be taken up shortly,” he said and appealed to the protesters to drop the stir.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Zilla Panchayat member K R Prabhakar, who rushed to the spot of the protest, promised that the repair will be taken up on the road immediately.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Residents of various villages staged a protest for the repair of the Kalasa – Kalakodu Road by blocking the road on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The protesters expressed their displeasure regarding the pathetic condition of the road.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They also blocked the vehicles near the Jain Basadi and the Rudrapada Road as a part of the protest, which went on for about one hour.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The citizens said that the pothole-ridden Kalasa – Kalakodu Road has been causing inconvenience to vehicle users.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“In spite of the release of grants for the development of the stretch, the officials are dilly-dallying over the commencement of the work to repair the road,” they complained.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Taluk Panchayat member Rafeeq, however, insisted that Rs 1 crore has been released for the development of the road. “The work will be taken up shortly,” he said and appealed to the protesters to drop the stir.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Zilla Panchayat member K R Prabhakar, who rushed to the spot of the protest, promised that the repair will be taken up on the road immediately.</p>