Potholes dot Jagadhri sectors, residents upset
Shiv Kumar Sharma
Tribune News Service
Yamunanagar, June 3
Residents of Sector 17 and 18 of Haryana Shahri Vikas Pradhikaran of Jagadhri city are irked by the worsening condition of roads.
Several roads of these sectors are dotted with potholes causing inconvenience to the residents of these sectors and nearby areas.They have asked the Municipal Corporation to repair the roads immediately. A main road of Sector 17 passing outside the Judicial Officers’ Colony and Officers’ Colony is in a shambles. Due to the poor condition of the road, it is dusty all around.
The backyard of the Mini Secretariat and judicial complex buildings of are also connected with the road.
“Residences of judicial officers, MC Commissioner, Jagadhri SDM, General Manager of roadways and other officers fall on the Sector17 main road. It is a matter of great shame that the condition of this road is so bad,” said Satpal Kaushik, a resident of Sector 17. Potholes of several other roads in this sector, including road leading to the community health centre from Chhoti Line side, are lying unfilled for the past several months.
“Apart from the residents of Sector 17, people of several colonies use this road to go to CHC, SD educational institutes and other areas of Jagadhri. The pathetic condition of the road puts commuters’ lives at risk,” said Pawan Kumar, aresident of Sector 17.
Many roads in Sector 18 are also in a bad shape. A major stretch of the road connecting the office of the District Town Planner to the main Jagadhri road is completely damaged. Big potholes on this road pose danger to the commuters.
“The condition of several roads of Sector 18 is not good, so the department concerned should immediately repair the roads,” said Balwinder Singh of Sector 18. Satpal Kaushik further said, “We will soon give a memorandum to the MC Commissioner demanding construction and repair of roads here.”
On the other hand, Anand Swaroop, Superintending Engineer(SE) of the Municipal Corporation, said the repair and construction work of the roads of Sector 17 and 18 would be started next week. “Rs 1 crore has been allotted for these sectors, said Anand Swaroop.
