Team Herald
PANJIM: The work on the flyover at Chimbel is expected to resume soon as the land acquisition issue has been cleared by the High Court of Bombay at Goa.
During a meeting of a delegation of Chimbel residents in the wake of fatal and serious accidents at the Chimchwada-Chimbel junction on Friday, officials of National Highway Authority of India informed North Goa Collector R Menaka that they would acquire the land from a resident, who would be compensated.
Sources said that the meeting was also attended by Old Goa police, Traffic police and Chimbel Panchayat members. At the meeting, NHAI officials informed that they have got clearance from the High Court to acquire the land of a resident for road widening work and the work would begin soon. “The resident will be rehabilitated with compensation,” the source said.
A 24-year-old youth lost his life and eight others were seriously injured in an accident involving seven vehicles including an oil tanker at Chimbel on Thursday. Angry locals came on the streets demanding rectification of the poor shaped road and gave 15 days deadline to the government to provide a solution failing which they have warned of agitation.
The locals also met deputy collector and demanded immediate solution and commencing of the stalled work of the flyover.
