Statesman News Service
MALDA, July 24: Traffic was completely disrupted on National Highway 34 in Gazole block area throughout the day due to deplorable condition of road and road blocked by college students. The school teachers and office goers were in deep trouble to reach their destination and many of them gave up hope and returned home finally when their vehicles were stranded mid way for hours. There was traffic snarl at Gazole Patrol Pump more due to craters formed today following heavy rain on the potholed NH 34. According to eye witnesses’ account, the loaded trucks were not in position to cross the craters on the NH 34 in Gazole and many of them broke down mid way causing traffic jam. “We hired a taxi to go to school but our taxi failed to cross the craters in Gazole and so at last we decided to return home at around 12 p.m. today,” said Mr Asish Saha, a school teacher. The OC Gazole said: “Due to bad condition of road our vehicles take at least two hours to reach Gazole, more than 23 km from Malda town. I had informed the national highway authorities about the situation.” The NH authorities took up patch work mid day to fill craters in Gazole so that heavy vehicles can cross the ‘hurdle'.Today, around 3 p.m. the students of Gazole College blocked the road demanding stoppage of local buses near their college. Following the intervention of the SDO, BDO and police the students lifted blockade around 4.30 p.m.
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