Ajay Raina
JAMMU, Sept 2: National Building Construction Corporation’s (NBCC’s) apathy has proved fatal not only for the commuters and business community, but also for the VIPs, as the road from Indira Chowk to below Gumat continues to be in deplorable condition for the past over four months.
Nearly one kilometer of the aforesaid road is in dilapidated condition and the concerned agency–National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) is not paying any heed towards that, thereby putting the life of the commuters, shopkeepers and general people at risk.
Road accidents are taking place on this awful road every day, but NBCC responsible for repairing and reconstruction of the said road is watching all this with open eyes but has not taken any concrete steps to reconstruct the road for the relief of the people in general and commuters in particular.
Not only the common masses and shopkeepers, VIPs are also made to face the warmth of this dilapidated road, as this road also leads to Civil Secretariat of the winter capital.
Talking to Excelsior, one of the commuter Vishal Sharma, who is also a college student said that, “I have to pass from this road to and fro on daily basis to reach my college and back home and this road is in worst condition for the last over four months. On rainy day, it is just impossible to ply two-wheeler on this road as due to rain, the road gets slippery and could lead to accidents”, Sharma added.
“Why to dig road and put the life of the people at risk, if it can not be reconstructed to its original form after finishing the work”, Sharma said while making mockery of the concerned agency involved in the repairing of the road.
Ramesh Tak, president, Traders Welfare Association, Bus Stand expressing his anguish said that the road was dug some four months back by NBCC for some sewerage work, but till today it has failed to bring the road in its original form.
“We met Chief Engineer, Public Works Department (PWD), who assured us that the road will be repaired after completion of the Shri Amaranth Yatra, but no step has been taken in this regards till today, thus compelling the shopkeepers to come on roads and hold massive protest”, Tak added.
“Around 400 shops exists in the bus stand and this road is the life line for them”, he said, adding that due to dilapidated condition of the road, the tourists inflow has seen a downfall, resulting into large scale sufferings to the shopkeepers.
General Manager NBCC told Excelsior that, they have completed their part of work and there is need of black-topping which is to be done by Road and Building (R&B) Department. He said that as the rainy season is going on the black-topping of the road is not possible at this time.
When contacted SD Manhas, Superintendent Engineer (SE), Public Works Department (PWD) said that the aforesaid road is to be repaired by NBCC as PWD is not responsible for reconstruction of the said road. “We have nothing to do with this road as NBCC is wholly responsible for the reconstruction of the road”, Manhas informed.
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