Sambalpur: Torrential rain during the last four days triggered a landslide again in Laxmi Dunguri at the entrance of Sambalpur city on NH-53 connecting Kolkata and Mumbai, Thursday. The four-lane National Highway also connects other major cities like Raipur, Nagpur, Kharagpur via Sambalpur and hence got its national importance from a communication point of view. But frequent landslides from the huge Laxmi Dunguri (hill) have affected the smooth movement of vehicles.
In order to get a permanent solution, the NHAI has prepared a DPR for a tunnel on NH-53 at Laxmi Dunguri. The NHAI project director based at Sambalpur Nageswar Rao said they had prepared a fresh DPR and the work will be started and completed within six months once it is approved.