SECUNDERABAD: The slow pace of civic works at Tukaram Gate in Secunderabad is not going well with road users and residents.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has taken up various civic works including building retaining walls, road levelling, levelling of service roads and other works at the Road under Bridge (RuB) at Tukaram Gate.
Locals of Tukaram Gate, Addagutta, and other colonies are irked by the inordinate delay in completion of works. “How long do we have to suffer with dust pollution. Moreover, the earthmovers make loud noises and create nuisance even late in the night,” said B Giridhar, a resident of Tukaram Gate.
The residents said that the works were halted during the last two months due to heavy rains and the site became soaked with rainwater.
Though the RuB works had begun in end of 2020, the project an into delays due to several hurdles such as land acquisition, finalisation of designs, court cases, heavy downpour, shortage of workers and pandemic.
The residents also alleged that the by-lanes adjacent to the RuB have become congested as the construction waste is being dumped in these lanes. “We cannot park our vehicles in our premises or move them out due to the dumping of concrete waste,” said V Prabhakar Rao, another resident of Tukaram Gate.
However, GHMC executive engineer, B Gopal said that if all goes well, the RuB will open to the public by next summer. “The RuB project should be completed by March and if that does not happen, then latest by June,” the officials said.
Over 1.5 lakh commuters are expected to benefit with the construction of the RuB.
