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| Srinagar roads narrate story of official apathy | | | Majid Nabi
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 30: Mocking at the shoddy approach of the government to patch up dilapidated roads of summer capital Srinagar, people in most city areas complained water logging which according to them has become a cause of inconvenience to the general public.
Notwithstanding tall claims of the government to provide better roads to Srinagarites, most of the city roads which include city's commercial nerve centre Lal Chowk, Magarmal Bagh, Exhibition Crossing, Batamaloo, Hari Singh High Street, Munwarabad, Rambagh, Nawpora, Khayam and Mehjoor Nagar are narrating the story of official apathy.
They said that these roads had developed deep ruts while authorities seem least bothered to give them a new shape.
Mohammad Shaban Bhatt a local from Koker Bazar area said "the bad condition of roads in the city-centre signifies the lackadaisical attitude of the government towards the development of the Valley." "Roads and footpaths in Lal Chowk have developed potholes and no one knows when an untoward incident takes place. The problem is compounded during rains as the roads get completely inundated in water which causes inconvenience to the people and hours long traffic jam on busy road," claimed Bhatt. Roads in commercial hub Lal Chowk and old city remained water logged for days altogether during rains that severely hampers pedestrian and vehicular movement. Most of the roads and footpaths owing to the casual approach of the authorities in giving them a new look had now developed deep pot holes.
"The condition of roads at trendy Residency Road had turned from bad to worst. Not a single road from Dalgate to Batamaloo seems fit for vehicular movement. Every vital road junction be it Maulana Azad Road or Lal Chowk is dotted with potholes with a minor rainfall inundating them for days together," Riyaz Ahmad a Batamaloo resident said.
A minor rainfall resulted in water logging in Lal Chowk while as the government did not even bother to install dewatering pumps not to talk about their renovation.
People from Bemina, HMT and its surrounding areas alleged the government of turning a blind eye towards their day to day issues. They said despite repeated pleas the government has miserably failed to dewater their swamped area which has caused huge inconvenience to the residents specially children and elderly persons. "It is an irony that the administration despite repeated appeals turned a blind eye towards our issues with regards to water logging in our area. We describe in words that what sort of complexity we are facing as a minor rainfall is enough to inundate our entire locality," Mohammad Ashraf Shah another local told 'Early Times'. |
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