Indian Express 22.09.2009
MC wakes up to residents’ woes, starts road repairs
After Chandigarh Newsline reported on the big potholes dotting Panchkula roads, the Municipal Council has done patch work as of now. While residents are relieved, MC claims the repair work would get completed in a week’s time.
“The condition of the road in the Swastik Vihar market in Mansa Devi Complex (MDC) is very bad. But with the Municipal Council having started the repair work, we expect some relief in the near future,” said Suman Verma, a resident of MDC. It was also added that while their several requests failed to move the council, it was after the matter was reported in the Newsline that the authorities woke up to the problem.
Similar sentiments were echoed by Sector-12 resident Rohit Batra, who said the repair work was long due. “Despite the fact that the council gets the repair and carpeting of road done in the city every few months, the quality of material used is so bad that the potholes appear after a bout of rain,” he said.
A senior official of the Municipal Council said, “While the problem of potholes has been a cause of worry for residents, we were waiting for the rainy season to end. The tenders were allotted a few months back, but we could not start the repair work. We have now started with the patch work in all the affected areas of the city.”
