15 yrs of neglect, locals here are in disbelief

PK Jaiswar

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Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 26

The residents of Guru Ki Wadali area are peeved over the continuous neglect of woeful roads in their area especially the Guru Ki Wadali-Gurdwara Bordi Sahib road. For past 15 years, the road has never been re-carpeted. It is overrun with gravels and potholes have grown bigger over the years. And this is the tale of a main road connecting various localities and leads to historic Sikh shrine gurdwara Bordi Sahib. It further stretches to Bakar Mandi and Dhapai.

“Commuting on the 4-km stretch is a nightmarish experience,” said Chhaju Ram, a resident. Another one pointed out that though the road caters to the areas that fall in three Municipal Corporation wards, the authorities seem to shrug their shoulders to the problems being faced by the inhabitants. “The condition is worse than the roads seen in the villages,” said Surinder Singh, a farmer whose agricultural land adjoins the 11-ft wide road. It is one of the major roads and witness high traffic. Many accidents have also been reported in past. Moreover, the conditions worsen during the monsoons.

The area falls in the Assembly constituency of Amritsar West represented by MLA Raj Kumar Verka. “From different councillors to the MLA, we have approached everyone but only disappointment has been the end result, no one heeded to our pleas,” the people of the area lamented.

Skattar Singh Babbu, councillor of ward No. 80, said the tenders have been floated for the construction of the road. “Tenders were also floated earlier but were cancelled due to some technical issues. The construction of the road would start soon,” he told.