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Residents divided over speed humps in Lal Bagh Colony

A speed-breaker at Lal Bagh Colony. Inderjeet verma

Harshraj Singh

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, February 23

A number odf residents seemed to be divided over an issue of speed-breakers on a road at Lal Bagh Colony (New Rajguru Nagar) in Ludhiana.

A group of residents have complained about the issue to the police. However, another group claimed that these were set up for controlling the speed of vehicles and avert mishaps.

Col RS Sohi (82), a resident of Lal Bagh and president of Ex-Servicemen Welfare Society, Ludhiana, had filed a complaint to the police against the speed-breakers. He claimed to have made a verbal complaint to PWD official demanding removal of the speed humps.

Following his complaint, PWD team had visited the area to dismantle the speed breakers on Monday. However, a group of residents then requested the staff not to demolish the speed breakers as they claimed these are for the safety of people. Another resident, Nazar Singh (72) also advocated for their removal.

On the other hand, a group of residents have also submitted a letter to PWD in support of the speed breakers. Paramjeet Singh, a resident of Lal Bagh, said, “It is a busy road. There is no provision of traffic lights and other arrangement to control the speed of vehicles on this stretch. Even mishaps had taken place due to speedy vehicles on the stretch. Thus, speed breakers were constructed with an objective to control the speed of vehicles to avert mishaps. These speed breakers are not illegal as these were constructed as per the norms.”

In their letter to PWD executive engineer, a group of residents have demanded that more speed breakers should be constructed in the area.

PWD Executive Engineer Rakesh Garg said, “I have received a letter signed by around 20 residents and they requested for not removing these speed-breakers. The residents said that the speed breakers were constructed to avert accidents on this link road as speedy vehicles used to pass through the stretch.”