Jhajjar roads cry for attention, locals say govt unaffected
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‘Work taken care of’
The state government had issued a tender to a private agency for carpeting and repairing of all broken roads in Jhajjar, Rewari, Gurugram and Faridabad. The agency has started working in Jhajjar. All broken roads will be recarpeted and repaired soon. At present, the roads leading to Talav and Surkhpur villages are being repaired
Narendra Singhroha, executive engineer, pwd
Ravinder Saini
Tribune News Service
Jhajjar, October 13
The poor condition of several roads in Jhajjar city is posing a serious threat to commuters.
Broken at many points for the past several months, the authorities seem to have turned a blind eye to these.
Owners of shops located along the roads are also at the receiving end. They claim that the dust on the roads is affecting their health as well as business badly. They even have to protect themselves against stones hitting the shops when vehicles pass by.
“The road from Beri Gate to Chhara Chungi was dug up several months ago for recarpeting but nothing has been done after it. It’s giving a tough time to us. We have raised the issue several times but the authorities hardly pay any heed,” said Rakesh Kumar, a shopkeeper.
Suresh Kumar, a college student, said his friend riding pillion suffered injuries last week after their motorcycle skidded while taking a turn on a broken road that connects to the Sonepat and Bahadurgarh highways.
“Such incidents have become a routine affair here but unfortunately the stretch is not being repaired. The authorities are waiting for a major mishap to happen before recarpeting the road,” he added.
Similarly, the Kaccha Surkhpur road here has also been crying for attention for the past several months.
“If the authorities are not in a position to reconstruct the roads then they should repair the broken stretches so as to avoid mishaps,” said Om Prakash, an ex-serviceman.
Narendra Singhroha, executive engineer (PWD), Jhajjar, said the state government had issued a tender to a private agency for carpeting and repairing of all broken roads in Jhajjar, Rewari, Gurugram and Faridabad districts.
“The agency has started working in Jhajjar district hence all broken roads will be recarpeted and repaired soon. At present, the roads leading to Talav and Surkhpur villages are being repaired,” Singroha added.
