Navigating through Milap Chowk in Jalandhar a herculean task

Deepkamal Kaur

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, October 28

Though the Jalandhar Municipal Corporation has started re-carpeting a majority of roads in the city, the stretch around Milap Chowk (also known as Luv Kush Chowk), which happens to be one of the important landmark is in a shambles.

Three of the four roads leading to Milap Chowk had been recently constructed, but the civic authorities failed to repair the road around the chowk, which has badly worn out. Thousands of commuters find it hard to navigate on gravel laden roundabout.

Varinder Sekhon, a resident of Central Town, said, “I commute through Milap Chowk on my scooter at least four times a day. I know where the potholes are, but still I have to drive very cautiously to keep myself safe. The vulnerability of a motorist to fall at a roundabout increases as four roads meet here.”

The road from Company Chowk to Milap Chowk was repaired recently and one heading towards Naya Bazaar and Phagwara Gate were in good condition. However, the fourth stretch leading to police station Division No. 3 has potholes.

Police personnel posted at this police station said they had requested the authorities numerous times to get the road repaired, but to no avail.

“We have to rush to crime or accident spots, but this damaged road creates bottleneck as we are not able to speed up,” they fumed adding that the garbage pile up along the road side was another major issue which they had to tackle daily.

Congress councillor Radhika Pathak said, “As the roads are to be made of concrete and the ring around the Milap Chowk is to be built out of bitumen, it is taking some time. The roads have been repaired and estimate of the road around the chowk is cleared. We expect the work to start in a short span of time.”

Regarding the road to Division No. 3, the councillor said, “The dump is to be cleared by the PUDA. There are some encroachments too. We are looking into it and will get the road repaired.”

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