VALPOI
Road works have been pending in Honda’s Narayan Nagar for the past 20 years. Similarly, the locals have been facing problems of drinking water and lack of cemeteries, and despite repeated requests from people, the government has ignored their grievances.
Now, the Narayan Nagar locals have decided to boycott the Zilla Panchayat and the forthcoming Assembly elections.
On Sunday morning, a large number of angry locals put forth in detail all the issues and have sent a warning to the government.
Locals have warned that the decision to boycott the upcoming elections will not be reversed until the actual work begins.
Narayan Nagar is part of the Honda Panchayat in Sattari taluka. The area has around 250 houses and a population of 2,000 people. For the last 20 years, there have been repeated demands for asphalting of roads in the area.
Last year, PWD Minister Sudin Dhavlikar had approved the proposal for road works. The work was then tendered by a contractor. However, the contractor refused because as he could not afford the job. The Public Works Department (PWD) then awarded the contract to another contractor, but no orders have been issued yet, therefore work on the road could not commence.
Local panch Purnali Kerkar questioned why is the government ignoring the road. Similarly, Gauresh Malkarnekar, local youth, raised the issue of the cemetery with journalists. The road leading to the cemetery is in a bad condition. Furthermore, the citizens are facing problems due to the dilapidated condition of the cemetery. Requests in this regard have been made to the concerned department several times but no action has been taken yet.
