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.
