Mail News Service
Jamshedpur: Work on the Mango flyover was halted on Tuesday after mounting pressure from JD(U) supporters, local residents and business owners of Mango, Daiguttu and New Purulia Road. Residents said they did not oppose the flyover itself, but strongly objected to the forced eviction of pavement vendors over the past three days. “If small shopkeepers are not allowed to run their business, how will they survive?” several traders asked.
For construction work, the stretch from Mango Chowk to Gandhi Maidan had been made one-way, restricting movement to only two-wheelers, while four-wheelers were diverted through Daiguttu and Gandhi Maidan toward Ulidih–Birsa Road. The diversion left thousands of residents struggling with congestion and access issues. By 8:30 am, shopkeepers informed workers of Jamshedpur West MLA Saryu Roy that the main road from Mango Chowk to the Big Hanuman Temple had been shut, shops were closed and the area was choked with traffic.
A team of MLA’s public service representatives, including Neeraj Singh, Pappu Singh, Pintu Singh, Santosh Bhagat and others, reached Mango Chowk, where traders complained that business had collapsed due to the one-way restriction. They demanded that before any work begins on the Mango side, the flyover on Dimna Road must be completed first to ease the load.
The representatives summoned the site in-charge of the construction company, Nilesh Jadhav and conveyed the residents’ demands. Jadhav agreed and immediately ordered the work to stop, stating he would brief his seniors and update the public once new instructions were received. Subsequently, barricades at Mango Chowk, Akashganga and Gangour Sweets were removed and the road was reopened for two-way traffic.
Traders unite against road closure: Finish pending flyovers first
Jamshedpur, Nov 25: Traders of New Purulia Road held an important meeting near the Big Hanuman Temple in Mango on Tuesday to oppose the decision to close the road near Payal Talkies for the proposed flyover construction. The business community expressed serious concerns about the design plan and the possibility of the road being fully blocked during construction.
Shopkeepers said the proposal would severely hit business because customer movement would be disrupted. Many added that traffic arrangements in the area have already become chaotic due to the current construction activities. “The present system has made normal movement extremely difficult for both citizens and traders,” participants said, highlighting their growing frustration.
During the meeting, traders pointed out that several earlier flyover projects—especially on Dimna Road—remain incomplete. They argued that beginning a new project without finishing the existing ones would worsen the congestion and economic disruption in the locality. They unanimously demanded that traffic flow be normalised first and incomplete projects completed before any work begins at the Payal Talkies end.
Key outcomes of the meeting included: rising negative impacts on business activities due to construction, the need for a review of the proposed design, unanimous opposition to the full road-closure plan and a clear demand to complete pending flyover works before moving ahead.
The traders resolved to submit their demands collectively to the concerned authorities and, if required, meet officials as a delegation to register their objection. The meeting saw participation from Rajesh Srivastava, Aakash Shah, Sachin Agarwal, Ajay Choudhary, Sanjay Sawa, Vikas Agarwal, Rahul Agarwal, Ishan Patra, Pankaj Agiwal, Raja Jaiswal, Sunny Koura, Sajan Koura, Bablu Koura, Nawal Agarwal, Niranjan Agarwal, Kanhaiya Agarwal, Ganesh Agarwal, Hardhan Pal, Rahul Paul, Ayush Sawa and residents of Akashganga, Arjun Tower, Rakesh Tower, Narinkar Tower, Arjun Enclave and Shakti Nalanda Tower.
