The Indian Express 19.06.2013
No digging of roads till monsoon is over: Mayor to telecom cos
Congress councillors during a meeting with Mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria in Ludhiana on Monday
Passing crucial orders for safety of residents, Mayor Harcharan Singh
Gohalwaria on Monday evening said that “no digging of roads for putting
wires should be done by telecom companies for two months till monsoon
is not over”.
The decision is crucial as a 80-foot crater was created in
Kitchlu Nagar in the first pre-monsoon rain a few days back. Digging by a
private company in Kitchlu Nagar is being seen as a reason for the road
cave-in. MC officials told the Mayor that wires of a telecom company
were found during the repair work of the crater at Kitchlu Nagar.
Confirming the development, Gohalwaria told Ludhiana Newsline, “I
have directed telecom companies to stop digging work till monsoon is
not over.” The mayor is learnt to have shot off letters to the telecom
companies in this regard.
At another meeting earlier in the day at the Zone A office, the
Mayor met 29 councillors (Independent and from Congress) who complained
of pending works and demanded fastest action. The councillors also
demanded that a house meeting be held as soon as possible so that issues
concerning general public could be raised.
Congress spokesperson Parminder Mehta said, “The problem is MC
officials do not pay heed to what councillors say. We want them to be
accountable.”
