The residents welfare associa- tion (RWA) of Sector 7 Extension has failed to move the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) to improve the condi- tion of the internal roads.
The roads have not been repaired in the past seven years. They are in a bad condition and have huge potholes. "We have met the HUDA authorities twice, from the junior engineer to the administrator, in order to put pressure for road repair work.But there has been no impact.
They are very positive when it comes to giving assurances but there is no action at the ground level," said Pyare Lal Verma, president of the RWA.
The condition of the roads deteriorated during last mon- soon. The RWA members met the sub-divisional officer (SDO), executive engineer and the jun- ior engineer (JE). The associ- ation came to know through the right to information (RTI) that the HUDA had cleared a budg- et for the repair of the colony roads in 2008, but the execution could not take place. "It is surprising that a budget was allocated but the work has not been executed," said Chandra Bhan, general secretary of the RWA.
"The HUDA is least con- cerned about the condition of the roads in our colony despite a budget being allocated for the job," said Arjun Dev, a resident. However, HUDA officials are tightlipped.
S. K. Bhutani, executive engi- neer, HUDA, said, "I have no idea about any project pending for repair of roads for this sec- tor. I can't comment on it unless I depute someone to look into the issue. However, I assure, if there is any pending work, I will definitely look into it."
Source: Hindustan Times Colony Roads Neglected
