PWD served legal notice for not recarpeting street in walled city

Tribune News Service

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Amritsar, June 25

A social activist has sent a legal notice to the Public Works Department (PWD) for digging a street in Katra Ahluwalia six months back but not recarpeting it till date. A stretch from Cashdhara Street to Lalan Wali Gali was dug in January by a contractor of the PWD. After dismantling the street nobody turned up to repair it.

Varun Khanna, a social activist, sent a legal notice to the PWD for recarpeting of the street. An online grievance with a complaint was filed before the Amritsar Municipal Commissioner and in reply the authorities informed that the work had been allocated to the PWD for execution.

“The contractor has dismantled the road and dug the concrete in January but till date no recarpeting or tiling has been done. It is obviously very dangerous as potholes are in the middle of the lane and come to sight right at approaching over the spot, this makes a commuter to run over the pothole and uneven road which results in a total loss of control and hence may turn to life threatening accident. Many senior citizens and residents have hurt themselves while crossing this lane after getting stuck into one of the potholes on the road”, said Varun.

The activist asked to recarpet the street maximum within five working days of receipt of this notice. “To save precious lives of residents, I will file the matter in the district courts for creating public nuisance and as a fit case for the purpose at your cost, risk and responsibility,” Khanna said.

JS Sodhi, Executive Engineer, PWD, said, “The street was dismantled to recarpet. But due to Covid-19 pandemic, the work had delayed. It will be resumed within three days and completed soon”.