‘Kutcha path’ here will rattle your trust in authorities!
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‘Kutcha path’ here will rattle your trust in authorities!
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Tarn Taran, November 6The 600-metre long stretch on Shani Mandir road is nothing more than a ‘kutcha path’ where dust clouds are raised by passing vehicles throughout the day. In rainy season, life of the common man here turns into hell. The rainwater after mixing with animal dung increases groundwater contamination.Residents of nearby villages abandon their unproductive cattle on the road. Potholes have deepened and bitumen layer is not visible. Commuters have been facing problems due to bad condition of the road.From the Muradpur side there is a vet polyclinic, Punjab Children Academy, St Francis Schools, Master Colony, Goindwal Sahib bypass etc, which have made it a busy passage. The other side of the road has old Tarn Taran, railway station and Muradpur locality.Town’s oldest educational institution Government Senior Secondary School, also known as Mandi Wala School, is also quite near to the road.Dilbag Singh, a fodder stall owner, said, earlier the road was in good condition. Its condition has deteriorated in the past more than five years. “The repair work on the road did not stay for more than a week. Stray animals can be seen on the road throughout the day,” he added.The authorities of Government Senior Secondary School have closed windows of the classrooms to get rid of odour emanating from animal manure and the dust from the road for the convenience of students.Reeta Gill, a former principal of Government Senior Secondary School, some years ago had written a letter to the Municipal Council authorities to redress the menace but to no avail.Iqbal Singh Malmohri, a social worker of the area, too, has written number of letters to the authorities for the proper arrangement of stray animals to make it clean but nothing has been done till date. SDM Rajnish Arora said that he would visit the spot at the earliest and the administration would try to solve the issue of road as well as of stray animals.
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The Tribune
Date
2020-11-07
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Gurbaxpuri