All roads in the district headquarters town are in bad shape following the inordinate delay in completion of underground drainage, Mission Bhagiratha and other civil works. Gaping holes pose a threat to passersby and motorists, especially now that monsoon is round the corner.
Roads were dug and are being cut some place or the other every day. Cutting and filling have been going on for at least one-and-a-half years but till date the work has not come to a shape. In spite of regular persuasion of Member of Parliament K. Kavitha, MLA Bigala Ganesh Gupta and Collector M. Ram Mohan Rao, there is a little improvement in the execution of work.
Initially, elected representatives and authorities thought that the entire work of the Mission Bhagiratha and UGD would come to an end before the onset of monsoon. However, given the condition and pace of work it seems it would take a lot of time and there is no guarantee of its completion even by the end of the year.
According to the Collector Ram Mohan Rao, there is no coordination among the officials of various departments resulting in delay in execution. If it is dug for UGD work one day, it is dug for the MB the next, some other day another department might be on its work, says the Collector agreeing to the inconvenience caused to the public.
Diversion of traffic at several places has become a common scene. Police have a tough time managing vehicular traffic as roads have shrunken as the one-way is closed and other is open for two-way traffic. On the busy Hyderabad road and main markets, traffic management has proven to be very difficult.
A few minutes of rain on Tuesday morning played havoc as the city turned a cesspool. Roads already dotted with pits and potholes were replete with mud and stagnant water. Residents who travelled on roads brought mud along with foot wears making homes dirty.
“ This indicates the sheer negligence of the rulers. How long will the civil works continue in this city and how long should the public bear it is yet to be clear,” said Kothapally Nithin, an engineering graduate.
