Chandigarh MC draws flak over road recarpeting during rains

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 14

Even as there has been much hue and cry over roads not being repaired by the Municipal Corporation for a long time, the decision of the MC to do the needful during the monsoon has raised eyebrows.

Residents are wondering if the roads repaired in the monsoon will last long. At some places, contractors are still undertaking road works. In Sector 30, workers are carrying out recarpeting amid rain, much to the surprise of area residents. “What is the point of recarpeting roads during the monsoon. It serves no purpose as roads will come off soon. It is just a wastage of public money. There should be a strict check by officers,” said Lakhwinder Singh, a resident of Sector 30-A.

When the weather was conducive for road recarpeting, the civic body failed to do so despite repeated complaints by residents. In Sector 9, the MC had earlier left the work midway after scraping a road. Only after it was pressured, road recarpeting work was started.

“When we complain to the MC about the poor condition of roads, it takes a long time to take note. However, now is not the right time to carry out the work,” said another resident.

NP Sharma, MC Chief Engineer, said: “The Superintending Engineer of the road division had yesterday issued orders asking all contactors to stop the work. We will get it stopped if someone is still doing it.”