Apple orchardists of Domehar and Jaltahar villages along the Theog-Hatkoti National Highway (No 705) are living on the edge as their orchards are facing threat of extinction due to apathy of the National Highway wing of the Public Works Department, which had failed to start restoration works before the onset of monsoon in spite of repeated reminders.
Construction of the retaining walls and breast walls in the sliding area was required immediately as the stretch has become highly prone to landslides due to widening of the road. The orchards have developed fissures as the restoration of roads damaged during winters is yet to commence while monsoon is active in the state, says Aman Chauhan, a local.
