The Times of India 22.02.2013
PMC admits delay in road improvement work
PUNE: Following the
accident on Thursday that killed a 17-year-old at Chandni Chowk, the
Pune municipal corporation has now announced that it would carry out
tarring of the road here. City municipal commissioner Mahesh Pathak said
the administration would complete the work in 15 days.
Pathak
also said that the road improvement work at Chandni chowk has been
delayed and a decision on action to be taken against the official
concerned in this area will be taken after getting a report from traffic
police department.
Pathak was speaking at the civic general
body meeting when the elected members, agitated over the accident on
Thursday morning, raised the question of the delay in road repair works
at Chandni chowk. “A college student lost his life in the accident. It
is the fault of the civic administration that has led to the delay in
solving traffic problems at Chandni chowk area. What action has the
civic administration planned against officials who have not acted
swiftly to solve the traffic issues,” asked Yogesh Mokate, a Shiv Sena corporator.
Prithviraj Sutar, other Shiv Sena corporator held the civic
administration responsible for “aggravating the traffic problem by
handling the land acquisition issue wrongly.”
The elected
members cutting across party lines had held an agitation at Chandni
chowk earlier this month and in January to draw attention to the
accident prone area. They had submitted a memorandum to the civic
administration seeking a solution to the problem.
“There has
been a delay in finding an answer to this problem. The traffic issue in
this area is very complicated. Three roads including the Pune-Mumbai
highway converge on this spot and has heavy traffic. The civic
administration has been taking efforts to solve the problem. The civic
administration has planned long term as well as short term solutions to
remove the congestion,” said Pathak.
Pathak said that one road
at this chowk has a slope, while another road is a highway. There are
problems in acquiring land along the roads and people who own the land
are reluctant to give it to the civic body for widening the road. This
has delayed the road widening, he added.
He said that the civic
administration has planned steps including a small bridge for
connecting the roads, widening of the road, tarring and shifting of bus
stop, autorickshaw stands and removal of roadside encroachments to
ensure smooth movement of traffic.
accident on Thursday that killed a 17-year-old at Chandni Chowk, the
Pune municipal corporation has now announced that it would carry out
tarring of the road here. City municipal commissioner Mahesh Pathak said
the administration would complete the work in 15 days.
Pathak
also said that the road improvement work at Chandni chowk has been
delayed and a decision on action to be taken against the official
concerned in this area will be taken after getting a report from traffic
police department.
Pathak was speaking at the civic general
body meeting when the elected members, agitated over the accident on
Thursday morning, raised the question of the delay in road repair works
at Chandni chowk. “A college student lost his life in the accident. It
is the fault of the civic administration that has led to the delay in
solving traffic problems at Chandni chowk area. What action has the
civic administration planned against officials who have not acted
swiftly to solve the traffic issues,” asked Yogesh Mokate, a Shiv Sena corporator.
Prithviraj Sutar, other Shiv Sena corporator held the civic
administration responsible for “aggravating the traffic problem by
handling the land acquisition issue wrongly.”
The elected
members cutting across party lines had held an agitation at Chandni
chowk earlier this month and in January to draw attention to the
accident prone area. They had submitted a memorandum to the civic
administration seeking a solution to the problem.
“There has
been a delay in finding an answer to this problem. The traffic issue in
this area is very complicated. Three roads including the Pune-Mumbai
highway converge on this spot and has heavy traffic. The civic
administration has been taking efforts to solve the problem. The civic
administration has planned long term as well as short term solutions to
remove the congestion,” said Pathak.
Pathak said that one road
at this chowk has a slope, while another road is a highway. There are
problems in acquiring land along the roads and people who own the land
are reluctant to give it to the civic body for widening the road. This
has delayed the road widening, he added.
He said that the civic
administration has planned steps including a small bridge for
connecting the roads, widening of the road, tarring and shifting of bus
stop, autorickshaw stands and removal of roadside encroachments to
ensure smooth movement of traffic.