Tribals seek alternative road facility

Srikakulam: Residents of 11 tribal villages under Garlapadu and Padali gram panchayats in Hira mandal staged a dharna at Garlapadu by preventing Vamsadhara reservoir bund works on Monday. 

They demandedalternative road facility to their villages to reach mandal headquarters and other areas. Due to reservoir bundway closed for theirvillages, three days ago a person of Bondiguda village under Garlapadu panchayat, Savara Ramesh died of injuries due to delay in admitting hospital because of lack of road facility. 

Even108 medical vehicle alsonot reached the village. About 400 tribes of all 11 villages squattedon work site and demanded alternative road before finishing reservoirworks. 

On information, Palakonda RDO, Reddy Gunnayya rushed to spot and assured to stop works till alternative way arranged. Sitampeta ITDA Project officer L Shivasankar also assured agitators over the phone. Later the agitators called off their stir.