Councillor seeks probe into poor condition of roads

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 20

As roads in different wards have got damaged, Congress councillor Mamta Ashu has demanded a high-level probe in this regard. She has shot a letter to the Mayor and the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC), with a copy to the MC Commissioner, demanding a high-level probe into the roads that got damaged within a few years of their construction.

Ward number 67 councillor Mamta Ashu has asked the Mayor to provide information on the roads constructed in Ludhiana (West) constituency in the past five years. She alleged that several roads situated in ward number 82, 67, 70, 71, 68 and several others are in poor shape.

She further said the roads were in poor condition and full of potholes because either the contractor used bad quality material or MC officials failed to ensure quality control.

“Monsoon season is yet to come but several roads are already in bad shape and some even have big potholes. Due to this, residents have been suffering a lot and several complaints have been pouring in my office,” stated Mamta Ashu.

She has demanded that a quality-check survey of all roads in Ludhiana (West) constituency should be carried out so that the current situation can be ascertained.

She also demanded that the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation should provide her with details of the maintenance period of the roads and if the contractor had failed to ensure quality check, what action had been taken against him. She has also demanded details about action taken against civic body officials who failed to ensure quality of the roads that caused big loss to the public exchequer.

She has asked the Mayor to get the points raised by her thoroughly investigated and reply as soon as possible.