Bridge sans railing, commuters at risk in Amritsar

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, September 1

A narrow bridge without railing is posing a threat to commuters on Fatehgarh Churian-Amritsar Road at Nawanpind village. The situation is so bad that locals need to place bushes and hang red clothes along the bridge so that commuters can navigate easily and no untoward incident takes place.

I commute on this road daily. Earlier, there was a brick railing, which crumbled during desilting. The bridge is facing apathy of authorities. Lives of commuters are at stake due to the absence of railing Naveen Sharma, a resident of Chheharta

Residents said this particular stretch connects Gurdaspur with Amritsar district and even Kartarpur Corridor in Dera Baba Nanak.

It is very difficult to differentiate between the canal and road, especially at night. Why are the authorities not installing railing on the bridge? The administration should put barricades near the bridge as shrubs are not a proper solution. Karanjeet Singh Fathegarh Churian resident

Naveen Sharma, a resident of Chheharta, said, “I commute on this road daily. Earlier, there was a brick railing, which crumbled during desilting. The bridge is facing apathy of authorities. Lives of commuters are at stake due to the absence of railing.”

The road is in a dilapidated condition. Poor recarpeting of Fatehgarh Churian-Amritsar Road is forcing commuters to find alternate routes to reach their destinations. Iqbal Singh, a resident of Veela village

Karanjeet Singh of Fathegarh Churian said, “It is very difficult to differentiate between the canal and road, especially at night. Why are the authorities not installing railing on the bridge?”

He said, “The administration should put barricades near the bridge as shrubs are not a proper solution.”

Iqbal Singh, a resident of Veela village, said, “The road is in a dilapidated condition. Poor recarpeting of Fatehgarh Churian-Amritsar road is forcing commuters to find alternate routes to reach their destinations.”

As schools have reopened, locals said the railing should be installed at the earliest. Many incidents have taken place in the past wherein school buses have fallen in drains.