Tripura’s crumbling highways have sparked a political storm, with Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy publicly slamming construction agencies for “unbearable and unsafe” road conditions across the state. His fiery remarks come just a day after Chief Whip Kalyani Roy raised similar allegations, putting the spotlight on what many call a complete collapse of National Highway projects in Tripura.
The minister singled out the Agartala–Udaipur National Highway, describing stretches at Udaipur, Dhwajanagar, Police Line, and Tepaia Eco Park as nothing short of a commuter’s nightmare. Roads stripped of blacktop, crater-like potholes, and knee-deep waterlogging have turned daily travel into a dangerous gamble. “The roads are destroying vehicles and endangering lives. I have urged agencies to act, but nothing has changed,” Roy lashed out.
In some places, including near the Brahmabari CNG station and Dhwajanagar Police Line, the situation is so bad that roads vanish under floodwater every time it rains. Locals accuse agencies of carrying out only temporary patchwork, while accidents and vehicle breakdowns keep rising.
Adding fuel to public anger, reports have surfaced of unscientific road heightening at Ramesh Chowmuhani, Bridge Corner, Brahmabari, and Mata Bari. Soil dumped to level roads gets washed away with the first showers, restoring the same deadly conditions.
Citizens are demanding urgent completion of the Agartala–Sakram stretch, even as new fears mount over the Netaji Subhash Bridge in Udaipur, which has developed multiple cracks. Experts warn it could pose a grave safety threat if ignored.
The finance minister clarified that the state PWD has no authority over highway maintenance, squarely blaming central construction agencies for the mess. But his sharp words have only deepened pressure on New Delhi to step in before public outrage boils over.
With back-to-back allegations from both the Finance Minister and the Chief Whip, Tripura’s National Highways are now at the center of a political storm—one that questions not only the quality of construction but also the accountability of the agencies behind it.