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Ignoring police advise, two-wheelers were on Saturday began reusing the Kerye-Khandepar road to proceed to and from Ponda, after mud was cleared from there. However, four-wheelers are still not allowed to use the road.
The PWD has decided to open up a diversion at Kerye-Khandepar, where work to cut a hill has been in progress following a recent landslide.
On Saturday morning, some motorists ignored police advise and started using the road, though it was muddy.
“Going via Nirankal to Ponda adds 7-8 kilometers for us and is an unnecessary problem. So, we started to use this road,” one motorcyclist told The Goan.
PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar had visited the place on Wednesday and had said the road would be reopened within six days.
According to PWD Executive Engineer Vijay Mardolkar, the PWD has planned to open up a ‘diversion’ adjacent to the existing road under construction.
Meanwhile, South Goa MP Narendra Sawaikar also visited the site on Saturday morning and assured to get the work done at the earliest.
