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| Dug-up roads await funds for repairs | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 16: Even as executing agencies have failed to repair the dug-up roads and narrow lanes in several localities of winter capital city, fresh digging for laying sewer lines has added to the woes of the citizens with slush and mud affecting pedestrians as well as vehicular movement.
Several roads and lanes, which were dug up to lay sewer lines for months together, are yet to be repaired by the executing agencies including Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) and National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC). Official sources said there was a complete lack of coordination between the civic body and other agencies executing various developmental projects in the city. It could be gauged from the fact that the residents of several localities were facing innumerable hardships in their day-to-day life.
"Unmindful and indiscriminate digging of roads and lanes has made our lives miserable. Rainwater enters the houses and shops of the people as debris and construction material has choked the drains. Two-wheelers have been receiving injuries due to slippery roads due to slush," Karan Chowdhary, a resident of Jawahar Nagar area said.
Choudhary alleged that the lanes, which were dug-up almost five months ago, were yet to be repaired by the civic body despite the fact that the residents had approached the authorities many times.
The National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) and the Economic Reconstruction Agency had undertaken digging work for laying sewer lines under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
The authorities said that the civic body was waiting for the funds, which were required for the repairing of damaged lanes and interior roads, from the Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA). "We will start repair work in these localities as and when we receive funds from ERA," An official said. |
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