Fix unfit roads before monsoon, locals urge officials

DEHRADUN: Residents have asked the civic officials to fix the several “unfit” city roads before the monsoon sets in.
They allege that roads in areas like Rajendra Nagar, Saharanpur Chowk, Subhash Road, and Behl Chowk are in poor condition. Some of these roads were dug up for Smart City projects and locals fear that these stretches will get inundated if not fixed before monsoon.
The residents of Rajendra Nagar’s Street Number 4 complain that the road in their area was built at least 10 years ago and since then, only minor patch work has been done. Dwarka Arora, RWA president, said “We have over 250 families using the road filled with potholes. The road gravels have loosened and the stretch urgently needs re-carpeting. We had also met Ganesh Joshi, MLA, who promised us to get the road repaired after the lockdown is lifted.”
A TOI inspection revealed a similar situation of Rajpur Road at Behl Chowk where water gets collected inside the potholes posing threat to commuters.
However, officials claim that proper measures are being taken and repair works will pick up pace when availability of workers gets better.
“The work under the Smart City project is being conducted in a planned manner. Necessary precautions are being taken for ensuring safety of commuters,” said Surya Kotnala, AGM of Dehradun Smart City Limited.