JAIPUR: Rain-battered roads and ongoing laying of underground pipelines in city’s major market areas and colonies have made commuting a nightmare for motorists in the city.
The civic bodies have exposed many of its commuters to massive risks as arterial roads connecting Raja Park and residential colonies including Tilak Nagar, Gurunanak Pura are not repaired properly after digging work.
Residents complaining on the issue have now lost hope of these roads getting repaired as the municipal corporation is not willing to attend to their complaints, this monsoon.
Santana Khurana, a resident of Shanti Path, said, “I lodged a complaint on July 1 before monsoon at JMC. Despite of rigorous followup, the civic bodies did not take up the work and poor condition of roads prevails. What surprised me was my complaints were claimed to be disposed off without redressing the issue or giving an appropriate reply by the agencies,”
Another resident, Simran Narang of Yash Path, said, “After rains, waterlogging prevails on the road and accidents have become regular affair as soil filled in the trenches after laying pipelines is washed away. Many motorists have fallen due to this carelessness.”
People have been criticising the civic body officials for allowing digging of roads and taking up such works during monsoon season. People allege that after the recent rains, open trenches in their colony roads have gone deeper and bigger, while the bigger ones have turned dangerous, posing a threat to the two-wheeler riders. Like every year, the directorate of local bodies (DLB) had directed all the civic bodies to complete the road repairing works before monsoon. However, it appears the directions had fell on deaf ears.
