“The V6 lane in Sector 22 behind the community centre has developed several potholes, making movement of commuters and pedestrians difficult on the stretch. SS Kaushal, a retired director of the education department said that he has to use a walking stick as an aid, with the fear of falling down on potholed roads.” Bad condition of road near PGIMER Chandigarh. “Don’t the officials realise the perils we have to go through? These officials enjoy glossy roads but that is not the true picture of Chandigarh,” Rinku added. What kind of facility are the officials giving the citizens? It is criminal, I would say, to leave potholes unattended,” said Rinku, another resident. “Isn’t it inhuman to pregnant women? They have to go for routine check ups and fear travelling through these roads. The potholes possess a threat to pregnant women as well, for fear of a possible mishap. He added, “Many school buses don’t even come in our area to drop or pick children. Most of the residents park their two-wheelers outside the area, near a community centre and walk to their houses because we have no roads,” Lubana said. The condition of these road have remained the same for the last three years. “People have started to develop spinal disc problems, especially the elderly, after travelling on these roads. Manoj Lubana, a resident of Kishangarh said that it has become difficult for the commuters to navigate the roads there and it often leads to people falling down and getting hurt. Bad condition of the Roads in sector 51 of the Chandigarh. Same is the case with roads in Kishangarh where residents told The Indian Express that they would give a cash reward of Rs 2,100 to any civic body official who spends two days travelling on the roads in Kishangarh. However, no one has bothered to even fill in the pothole, as is the case with roads in Industrial Area. Similarly, a big pothole near PGI towards the main road has been giving tough time to commuters, particularly patients going to PGI.
Bumpy road picture Patch#
The condition of the road dividing Sectors 51 and 52 is deplorable, to the extent that every day, commuters have to go through a rough patch and rough time as well. Residents are being harassed every day due to the deteriorating condition of roads in Chandigarh,” he added.
(Express photo by Jasbir Malhi)ĭhingra said they were told that all road repair works would be completed by June 30, but it continues to languish. Bad condition of the Roads in sector 52 of the Chandigarh. “However, the mayor refused to take up this agenda in the MC House meeting,” said Dhingra. Underlining the importance of holding officials responsible for shoddy work and lack of maintenance, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Yogesh Dhingra, who is also the leader of Opposition, said he wrote to the mayor saying they must fix accountability of officials for various services they provide to people. Timely inspection and rectification within 48 hours can save the road from becoming bumpy,’’ he added. A small defect, if not attended to, becomes a pothole.
The fact is that no one undertakes periodic inspection. It’s the same opposite the police station in Sector 26. “The parking at the rear of Sector 26 towards the mandi side remains unrepaired, even though I complained both to the engineer and contractor concerned. Prof Duggal pointed to the road cut opposite homeopathic college that has not been repaired even after 40 days.
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