Sector 17 in a mess, finds civic body’s inspection report

Sandeep Rana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 15

Two non-functional fountains, debris/garbage, encroachment, broken paver blocks, wild grass, missing lights and fittings, and uncarpeted parking roads, the Sector 17 seems to be a mess as per a Municipal Corporation report.

The five-member MC engineers’ inspection team, which was formed following a Chandigarh Tribune report on August 22, has submitted its findings to MC Commissioner Anindita Mitra.

“They have already started to fix the issue. The works which can be done with simple intervention and do not require much funds or approval should be done immediately. Issues, which are an eyesore, should be the priority,” the civic body chief told Chandigarh Tribune.

For the past few years, Sector 17 has turned from bad to worse. Despite being represented by the current Mayor and area councillor Ravi Kant Sharma, the situation in Sector 17 has turned from bad to worse in the past few years.

Sanjiv Chadha, general secretary, Chandigarh Beopar Mandal, said: “Cleanliness and maintenance are major issues here. It’s good that smart city projects are going on, but since the work has been delayed debris has remained dumped outside our shops.”

“Often water stagnates here. This is leading to losses in an already affected market by the Covid. It also presents a bad image to the visitors,” said Chadha.

“We have been visiting Sector 17 since our childhood, but have never seen the area in such a mess. It is the centre point of the city and the plaza here is a tourist hot spot. Its maintenance must be the priority of the authorities,” said Vikas Kumar, a local resident.

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