Ludhiana: Protest over poor condition of road in Chandar Nagar

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 7

Residents and shopkeepers, along with members of Yuva, an NGO, on Friday staged a protest over poor condition of a road in the Chandar Nagar area of the Ludhiana North constituency. After rainfall, water gets accumulated in potholes on the road.

Members of the NGO staged a drama to highlight problems faced by the public due to poor condition of the road. A member of the NGO acted as a politician, who came to inaugurate road, just before elections in the drama. He raised questions over the role of elected representatives for failing to resolve such issues.

A resident said they had raised the issue of the broken road before the area councillor and MLA, but to no avail. He said the road was dug up for laying sewage pipes, but the work was not completed even after eleven months. It is not clear when this road would be reconstructed, he added.

Kumar Gaurav of Yuva, an NGO, said the development works had taken a back seat in the area. “The people are a harried lot as the road is completely broken. Potholes, which are not visible due to water accumulation on the road, lead to mishaps. Elected representatives are not paying any attention to the problem,” he said.