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Originally Posted by Saurabh M  It completely beats me why the NH34 turns into this state every year and nobody cares about it. |
This road has got the sanction and funds from NHAI to be converted into a 4-lane highway. That's why its regular maintenance budget has been frozen. But politics has stopped the widening project. So, it's neither here nor there kind of situation for the past five years or so, as you say.
When we went in May 07 there was a wooden bridge near Raiganj called Domohona which had collapsed and army had to restore it, because NHAI or local administration had no budget for repairs.
Luckily we read about it while we were in Darjeeling and it was repaired by the time we came down. I think even now trucks cross the bridge on a one at a time basis. This is our National Highway. Can you imagine?