Giaspura, Lohara roads in poor shape, irk residents

Harshraj Singh

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 20

A number of city areas are being continuously ignored by the Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana, leaving residents to suffer. The 33 Feet Road of Giaspura and nearby Lohara Road are in a bad condition for a long time.

The residents have been suffering due to big potholes on these two roads passing through two wards that fall in the MC’s Zone C limit, for past few years. They want from the Municipal Corporation to ensure recarpeting of these roads at the earliest. Also, internal streets of some colonies located on these roads have not been constructed.

Notably, the MC had allocated a Budget of over Rs 100 crore for new road works and maintenance of roads in the city for current financial year 2020-21. A group of residents said the MC had not even carried out any patch work in the right manner to fill potholes.

Ashok Kumar, a resident of 33 Feet Road, Giaspura, said: “I have been witnessing the dilapidated condition of this road for the past nearly two years. The broken road is being ignored. When people pay taxes, the MC should also ensure provision of better roads. I demand that the authorities must take steps to ensure recarpeting of the road and nearby roads which are also in a bad condition.”

A shopkeeper on Lohara Road said: “The road is in a bad shape for a long time. Even potholes were not filled..”

MPS Khurana, who is associated with a political party, said: “It is the responsibility of the MC to ensure timely repair of roads. Thousands of commuters pass through these two roads that are crying for attention. The civic body should ensure recarpeting of the roads at the earliest.”

MC’s Superintending Engineer Rahul Gagneja said they would look into the matter and roads would be recarpeted soon.

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