India, Aug. 11 -- Around 500 residents from 63 villages gathered in Pachgaon on Sunday for a Mahapanchayat, demanding the construction of a flyover at the highway crossing near the under-construction Pachgaon toll plaza.

The meeting, organised by the Pachgaon Toll Sangarsh Samiti and chaired by Sarpanch Hoshiyar Singh, resolved that work on the toll plaza would not be allowed to proceed until the government assured the villagers of a flyover to facilitate safe crossing and access to Jamalpur Road.

Participants, including sarpanches and panches from the surrounding villages, said the flyover is essential to prevent accidents and improve connectivity. "Once the toll plaza gets constructed, the authorities won't have any interest in buildi...