Orissa state government has asked the regional office of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to resolve the road problems without delay after witnessing more road accidents in Mayurbhanj district and Dwarsuni ghat on NH-49 that claimed more lives.

Bishnupada Sethi has reportedly written to the Chief General Manager of the NHAI regional office to express his dismay at the insensitivity and negligence in road safety measures and maintenance.

Mayurbhanj district is one of the vulnerable districts where 540 accidents occurred in 2021, killing 312 people. Dwarsuni ghat is a dangerous place in the district where two thirds of accidents occur every month.