Heavy downpour exposes poor quality, maintenance of city roads
Friday, 20 August 2010 10:46
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The Times of India 20.08.2010
Heavy downpour exposes poor quality, maintenance of city roads
JAIPUR: After the heavy downpour in the city on Wednesday the civic agencies are now taking stock of road condition. At most of the places the roads have developed potholes, which is not unusual for the city roads even after a brief spell of rain. The showers in the past 24 hours have further exposed the quality and maintenance of the city roads.
On Thursday TOI found that almost all the major and internal roads need urgent carpeting. Station Road, Khasa Kothi, SMS Road, Adarsh Nagar, Statue Circle, Trimurti Circle, Collectorate Circle along with the entire Walled City have developed pits and potholes with pebbles scattered around.
Roads leading to Civil Lines, C-Scheme, Ajmer Road, Jamuna Nagar, Prahlad Nagar, Jamuna Dairy from Sodala have been badly damaged due to waterlogging in the past one month. Wednesday's showers have only worsened the condition. It has raised many eyebrows about the quality of work executed by the civic agency.
Abhay Kumawat, an Ajmer Road resident, said that some of the main roads were carpeted just a few months ago. "See, they could not withstand even a few showers," he added.
A fortnight ago even the JDA commissioner had accepted the quality of roads has been compromised with. He had suspended a few engineers on this issue, however, this has not made much difference. Similar action is being contemplated by the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) as the top brass has warned officials against any lapses on their part.
TOI found that roads along Ajmer Road, Jhotwara, Civil Lines, Bais Godaam and Tonk Road have not been maintained as per standard. An official on the location of road restoration site near Trimurti Circle said the quality of patch work and filling of pot holes could not be compared to full-fledged carpeting. All these efforts mean a longer wait for the citizens before they can have a smooth ride on the city roads.
The roads in the Walled City are the worst affected as they are located at low-lying area and the water collects for several hours even after short spell of rain. Roads leading to places like Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Johari Bazaar, Sanganeri Gate, M I Road, Chandpol, Ghat Gate etc are in bad shape.
Last Updated on Friday, 20 August 2010 10:49
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More roads cave in, KMC on shaky ground
Thursday, 19 August 2010 11:56
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The Times of india 19.08.2010
More roads cave in, KMC on shaky ground
KOLKATA: Two more cave-ins on prominent thoroughfares on Wednesday kept KMC on tenterhooks. Even as KMC's drainage department was struggling to repair the heavily damaged sewerline at Council House Street, its roads department received reports about subsidence at Brabourne Road and the intersection of Syed Amir Ali Avenue and Nasiruddin Road. A team of KMC roads department officials rushed to Brabourne Road in the morning to repair the damaged road, causing traffic snarls. KMC engineers took temporary measures to fill up the caved-in portion of the road. KMC's drainage department engineers have been struggling to repair the brick sewerline at Council House Street, which collapsed on Tuesday. "It seems to be an uphill task for us to repair the damaged sewerline. We are trying our best to find a temporary solution to keep traffic flowing," said a KMC engineer engaged in the repair work. Though mayor Sovan Chatterjee had said on Tuesday that the entire Council House Street would be opened to traffic within a week, KMC's MMiC (drainage), Rajib Deb, said on Wednesday that the civic body would take at least 15 days to repair the sewerline. Worse, two new stretches of Council House Street adjacent to the caved-in site showed signs of possible cave-ins. "We are keeping vigil on the entire stretch of Council House Street after a portion of the road caved-in on Tuesday," Deb said.
Last Updated on Thursday, 19 August 2010 11:58
New technology behind road cave-ins, admits NDMC
Thursday, 19 August 2010 10:54
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Indian Express 19.08.2010
New technology behind road cave-ins, admits NDMC
Hamari Jamatia Tags : road cave-in, delhi Posted: Thu Aug 19 2010, 00:23 hrs
An NDMC worker levelling the Rajesh Pilot Marg which caved in on Wednesday. Ravi Kanojia New Delhi: Technology is generally considered to be a boon; but for roads under the New Delhi Municipal Council, it is proving to be a bane. In the past month, three roads collapsed, reportedly due to damage caused by the trench-less technology used by it. The latest casualty is Rajesh Pilot Marg, on which a 1.5-foot-wide pit was noticed on Wednesday morning.
“After inspection, our officials found the trench-less technology being used by us was to be blamed for the cave-in,” said NDMC member Mukesh Bhatt. The new technology was brought in a few years ago to install cables and pipes without digging up roads. However, the engineers apparently failed to account for the network of sewage pipes running underneath the roads. While boring the ground, they ended up puncturing the sewage pipes, the leakages from which are now causing the cave-ins.
Significantly, the NDMC has no idea how many sewage pipes may have been damaged. When a sewage pipe gets punctured, it starts leaking and after a few months, it gives in to the pressure and bursts, like what apparently happened on Rajesh Pilot Marg. “On Monday, Asoka Road caved in due to leakage from an old sewerage pipe caused by the trench-less technology,” Bhatt said. In fact, Ashoka and Kali Bari roads also reported small cave-ins during the day.
“On Wednesday, at an NDMC meeting, we were told that there was a goof up in using the trench-less technology to lay pipes and cables. We suggested that those working on trench-less technology should now consult engineers who look after the sewage for better coordination and to avoid damage to more lines,” he added.
While Chief Engineer Ramesh Raina was unavailable for comment, NDMC spokesperson Anand Tiwari said the cave-in was due to improper laying of trench-less cables, though the sewage pipe was not damaged.
“Sometimes, there are some loose spots left by the trench-less cabling. After rain, the ground under these spots becomes loose and sinks. This time, the cave-in was quite small, just 1.5 feet. Our workers dug a five-foot-wide hole to check for problems, but did not find anything,” he said.
Cave-ins this month
August 2: Maharishi Raman Marg, due to rain
August 16: Ashoka Road, due to leakage from an abandoned sewage pipe
August 18: Rajesh Pilot Marg, due to a punctured sewage pipe
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