Give way to ambulance

Every day, an extraordinary number of buses, cars, rickshaws and motorcycles manage to squeeze onto Chandigarh’s busy roads and turn into a chaos. Yesterday, while trapped in a gridlock, I witnessed a choc-a-block on a road in Sector 7. An ambulance was stuck in the traffic and the road was jampacked. All commuters were seen in a hurry to get ahead. It seemed pretty hopeless for the ambulance to reach its destination on time. We can’t expect such a situation in Chandigarh, being one of the smartest cities in the country. There are already two major hospitals on the road. Should the patient reach there on time? This is not something new in the city. Every other day 

when you go to a street, you see ambulances stuck in traffic jams. These days, there is no value of human lives. I want the authorities to look into the  matter.        

Manroop Kaur

Act against vendors 

The heart of the City Beautiful, Sector 17, once synonymous with pride and heritage, has now become an eyesore. Every open space is now occupied with street vendors selling items such as eggs, posters, sweet potatoes and bags. It is painful to see that the open space is now reduced to a congested spot. The common man pays taxes for better facilities. What kind of a facility is this? Not long ago, the UT Administration entered every commercial establishment in Sector 17 and broke all display boards, causing an overall loss of lakhs of rupees. That was right as you can do anything with a person who is paying taxes. Nobody is allowed to carry out any commercial activity from their house. But if you are poor, then just take your mat and sit in the prime location of the city for free. And do brisk business, that too without any tax. Such things are happening in other sectors as well. Does the country belong to the poor only? I urge the authorities to take action against these vendors. I also request residents to stop buying anything from them to reduce their number.

A concerned citizen

Open trenches pose threat

Digging work is being carried out in various southern sectors of the city to lay gas pipeline. Large-size trenches are being  dug in front of houses for laying the same. The trenches are not filled up immediately after carrying out the work and are left open for a couple of days. These pose a threat to people, especially children playing near such spots. The contractor concerned needs to cover them by the end of the day. The trenches that are left open should be properly marked, indicating the danger ahead. Proper work needs to be done by the contractor in places where the works have been completed, including the removal of loose earth and repair of the concrete broken portions in front of the houses.

Wg Cdr JS Bhalla (retd), Chandigarh

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