CHANDIGARH MC ELECTIONS: Battered roads, parking woes remain in ward number 26

Sandeep Rana

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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 7

Broken roads and parking woes are the bane of ward number 26, comprising parts of Mani Majra, of BJP councillor Vinod Aggarwal.

Residents said only Indira Colony saw some development, but other areas of this ward had several civic issues unresolved. Poor condition of roads and parking problem haunted the residents.

SS Parwana, head of all resident welfare associations, Mani Majra, said, “Roads are in a bad condition. Recently, the work started at Indira Colony only. The old Ropar road and the motor market road have not been recarpeted. Parking is a big issue in the entire ward. No work was taken up in this regard during the five-year term of the current MC.”

Bua Singh, a resident of Pipliwala Town, added, “There are big potholes in the inner roads of Pipliwala Town. We have raised the issue several times, but the councillor has turned a deaf ear. We also get dirty water supply. Sometimes, it gets mixed with sewage. The MC tries to fix the sewerage issue, but when it fixes one part of the pipeline, another part develops a problem. It has been going on for a long time.”

Rambhaj Sharma, ex-president, Social Welfare Association, Subhash Nagar, Mani Majra, said water and electricity supply as well as the condition of roads were fine in his area, but the parking was a big issue. “There is ample open space in Subhash Nagar. It must be put to use by developing a parking lot. At present, people park their vehicles on roadsides or wherever they find space, leading to a chaos,” he said.

Sharma said all houses in Subhash Nagar were not numbered serial-wise. Besides, Smart City officials were going to set up the 24×7 water supply project in the children’s park. It must be shifted to some other area, he added.

Ram Krishan of Indira Colony said cleanliness and blocked road gullies were the problems being faced by colony residents.

Vinod Aggarwal: Councillor from ward number 26

Area: Dhillon Complex, Motor Market Pocket No. 8, Darshani Bagh, Subhash Nagar, Adarsh Nagar, Pipliwala Town, Gawala Colony, Indira Colony and the IT Park.

Promise: Improving civic amenities

Result: Partly kept

Achievements claimed

• Two green belts in Indira Colony
• Two water boosters
• 100-ft new road from police station to Mandir chowk
• Road recarpeting works in various areas
• New water pipeline laid in Darshini Bagh
• A new community centre in Indira Colony
• Paver blocks in Pipliwala Town
• New sports stadium near Indira Colony