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JAMSHEDPUR: Upset over the indifferent attitude of the Tatanagar Railway towards reconstruction of the dilapidated Bridge Road, connecting Burmamines to Baghbera and Jugsalai, the volunteers of a social outfit on Friday carried out repair work to make the stretch smooth ahead of the pujas.The 40-odd activists of Akhil Bharatiya Yuva Sabha (ABYS) started the repair work by filling the potholes on the 350ft-long lane with soil and sand on the first day. The repair work would be completed in two days time."Given that it is a busy street we have to work cautiously. It will take a day or two to get the job accomplished," said Satbir Singh Somu, president of ABYS. He said the purpose behind choosing this day for 'shram daan' is to honour the legendary freedom fighter Sardar Bhagat Singh on his 105th birthday.Somu said despite repeated pleas from political and social organizations the local railway authorities remained indifferent to the problems of the locals commuting through this road for several years now."We understand it is under the jurisdiction of the railway so the railways get repeated requests for road reconstruction. But what about the local corporate houses? They could have come forward for the same," an ABYS activist said.The congested Bridge Road, which is an approach road to the railway over bridge ( ROB) adjacent to the Tatanagar railway station, is jam-packed during the peak hours. "The road was reconstructed at the time of hosting CWG 2010 Baton Relay event and shall be repaired once the weather improves," a PWD official at Tatanagar railway said.

Msostly, the residents of Baghbera, Pursudih and Jugsalai travel through the potholed road to reach Burmamines, Sakchi and Telco.