Star Road Lohara cries for repair

Harshraj Singh

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 4

The badly broken roads across the city are haunting the commuters. One such dilapidated Star Road Lohara has also been crying for attention of the civic body for a long time.

It is difficult to drive vehicles on the potholed stretch of the Star Road that connects the Giaspura, Shimlapuri and other areas. The road falls under the Municipal Corporation’s jurisdiction but the safety of commuters is being ignored as nothing has been done to get the potholes filled.

A resident said, “Public face a lot of inconveniences these days as the bad condition of the road is continuously being ignored. The potholes remain filled with rainwater during the rainy days. It is very risky to drive a two-wheeler on the stretch with big potholes. Even no step has been taken to repair these potholes on a temporary basis. The civic body must pay attention to get the road re-carpeted at the earliest.”

Rajinderpal Kaur Chhina, AAP leader, said, “The Star Road stretch is badly broken and it is giving an open invitation to mishaps. Not only this road, but also many other roads in the Ludhiana (South) constituency have been in a shambles for a long period. Even some of the roads that were re-carpeted recently have started breaking within a short period. The public money should not go waste. The civic body must ensure good quality roads in the area.”

On behalf of Ward 33 councillor Sunita Rani, her husband Satpal Singh Lohara said the Star Road has got damaged due to heavy rains this year. He said tenders have been floated for the re-carpeting of the road. It is expected that the road work would be done later this month, he added.

Despite repeated attempts, the MC’s executive engineer (B&R Branch), Rakesh Singla could not be contacted for a comment.

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