Come to Tangi-Choudwar area in Cuttack district and take a driving test as several electricity poles have been left in the middle of the roads after expansion works were completed, thanks to lack of monitoring by officials concerned.

According to reports, the poles, located on roads connecting Tangi village to Tangi police station and Bhagatpur to Tangi village, were not relocated after the Works department completed road expansion projects, locals said.

Lack of proper monitoring has turned the roads into accident-prone zones, they added. Residents expressed resentment over what they described as haphazard execution by the Works department, accusing officials of failing to monitor projects and awarding contracts to inexperienced firms.

Locals have threatened protests if the poles are no

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