LUDHIANA: Model Town Extension residents rued partial attitude of the civic body citing that the authorities were not constructing a road in the area for the last 20 years while rest of the roads have been constructed several times. They alleged that the authorities wanted to help area property dealers, who were interested in encroaching upon the a portion of it.

Residents claimed that a stretch of the road in the D block of Model Town Extension, which was 30 feet wide and 100 feet long, was not being built in the colony developed by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust 20 years ago. The residents also informed that some years ago a few people had also tried to encroach the road by constructing a wall but when they raised hue and cry, it had been razed.

The residents alleged that it was because of vested interests that the authorities were not constructing the road adding to the woes of the residents as well as commuters. The residents claimed that the authorities had recently constructed the roads even in the unauthorized colonies but left out this stretch in their colony.

When contacted, XEN bridges and road (B&R) HS Salaria said that the matter had come to their notice and they would check the road before taking any decision on its construction.