Potholed roads give residents bumpy ride

Tribune News Service

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Amritsar, July 16

Despite tall claims made by the Municipal Corporation (MC) regarding maintenance of roads, roads in several areas of the city are in bad shape. Residents are forced to bear the brunt of this laxity, especially during the monsoon, as they face inconvenience while commuting on waterlogged roads. Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu claimed to have spend Rs60 crore on the roads during the past two years. However, a number of roads are still crying for attention.

Some major roads have been recarpeted during the past few months but internal roads in various localities are crying for attention.

Residents of various localities on the Daburji-Sultanwind link road demonstrated against the government on Tuesday. They have transplanted paddy on the road where rainwater had accumulated. A major portion of a road near the overbridge is badly damaged. It had witnessed several accidents in the past.

Daljit Kaur, a resident of Daburji, said, “Representatives of our area have met several politicians and officials of the MC demanding recarpeting of roads, but to no avail. The residents of over 10 localities are facing hell-like conditions in monsoon”.

The circular road of Malanwali village in Ward No 5 is also being ignored for a long time. The village residents have been demanding from the authorities to recarpet it.

In a recently held General House meeting of the MC, recarpeting of several roads have been sanctioned.

“The Municipal Corporation does patchwork on Sultanwind Road and Sau Futi Road before the monsoon. The road needs to recarpet as its major commercial hub in the city”, said Davinder Singh.

Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu said all major roads of the city have been recarpeted and remaining work would be completed within next few months.