Rajajipuram roads: Commuters fear to tread here
There is nothing kingly or princely about the long stretch of road in Rajajipuram. In fact, huge potholes on the roads of this ‘royal locality’ greet the commuters. These potholes have become an eyesore for the residents as authorities concerned have completely turned a blind eye to the problem for the past many months, cliam the residents here.
Residents said despite reminders to authorities concerned, the road continues to be in a bad shape. “The road that leads to B Block is highly damaged despite the fact that there are big schools here and thousands of students take this route daily,” said Ashish Shukla, a resident.
With other roads in the capital witnessing patch work, the 1-km stretch leading from B Block nul- lah to Lekhraj market still awaits its turn. Such is the condition that the road dotted with potholes makes it difficult to commute.
The condition of the road, which was built around seven years ago, has been getting from bad to worse for the past several months raising questions over development agenda of civic body authorities, said another resident.
There is another stretch from Lekhraj market to Jalalpur crossing which is even worse. Besides several educational institutions, there are many shops situated on both sides of the road.
Though local residents have apprised the authorities concerned about the deplorable condition of the road, except passing the buck at each other, nothing concrete has been done to provide better road facilities, said AK Singh, a senior resident.
Ranjit Singh, a shopkeeper, said, “Who will be responsible in case some accident or other tragedy happens especially during rain?”
Mandeep Kaur, a student said the stagnated water in potholes often becomes breeding ground for mosquitoes posing serious threat of vector borne diseases.
Yogesh Srivastava, a retired employee, said, “The road leading to our colony is completely unfit for commuting for past one year. The authorities have failed to do patch work and fill the potholes.” Similarly, Suresh Sinha, a shopkeeper said despite repeated requests by locals, authorities have failed to take action over the issue raising questions over sensitivity of people’s representatives to pay heed to grievances.