Farmers Movement Archive

It’s a bumpy ride for commuters on potholed Kala Sanghian Road

Jalandhar, August 19For the past three years, the MC authorities have failed to recarpet the Kala Sanghian road even as its condition has been turning bad to worse.The condition is such that the entire stretch of 3-4 km starting from Ghas Mandi to Kot Sadeek near octroi post falling on it has got completely washed out. Thousands of commuters, who daily pass through this road, have to negotiate their vehicles all along on the relatively less rough patches so as to be able to move on.On days when it rains and water logging takes place here, the commuters are unable to locate the potholes and accidents become common. The shopkeepers of Ghas Mandi say that it is common for them to see a rickshaw puller, auto driver or a scooterist fall off on this road and get injured every now and then.The residents of Dashmesh Colony, Geeta Colony, Green Avenue, Ishwar Nagar, Guru Nanak Nagar and Gur Sant Nagar who daily pass through this road say that their life has become completely hell. The visitors to Gurdwara Chhevi Patshahi, Shiv Mandir and Manav Sehyog Charitable Hospital falling here too have said that crossing this road has become a very daring act.The shopkeepers of Kala Sanghian road market recently had held a protest of a novel kind by laying tables and chairs in the centre of a huge puddle of water and having juices and snacks. The shopkeepers who included the owner of the famous Billa Tea Stall said they did this to have a feel as if they were in Goa.“We took a picture and posted it to Mayor asking him also to join us and have some fun but our attempt seems to have gone waste as the authorities remain unperturbed”, said shopkeepers Sonu Verma, Kulwinder Singh and Gurwinder Singh.Ankush, who too owns a shop in the same market, said: “We had been promised in 2017 that this road will be recarpeted and developed in such a way that we would feel we are in Japan. Now we are waiting for 2022 elections to give the politicians our reply”.Mayor Jagdish Raja said: “We are completely ready with all tender work and approvals for laying of the Kala Sanghian road. We are waiting for the rainy season to come to an end to be able to start the construction work there”.

The Tribune

2020-08-20