Jalandhar: ₹407 crores spent on road construction on paper, but what’s happening on ground?

According to the sources in the last five years, more than 407 crores have been spent

on the construction of roads in Jalandhar North, West, Central, and Jalandhar

Cantt assembly circles. Out of the funds received, 129 crores have been spent in

Jalandhar North, 122 crores in West, 52.04 crores in Central, and 123 crores in

Jalandhar Cantt. This issue is causing a lot of problems for

the common people of the city.

TrueScoop reached out to many people and asked them what

they feel about it and who is responsible for the present condition of roads in

Jalandhar. Here are the replies that we have received:

Ex MLA, Sushil Kumar Rinku stated, “the Municipal

Corporation is not fulfilling its responsibility. In my area, 120ft road is in

very bad condition and needs to be constructed properly.  Municipal Corporation has also stopped the

work of building roads in the interiors of the city.”

According to Rishu Verma, the President of Jalandhar Chemists

Association, “instead of becoming a Smart City, Jalandhar is now on the verge

of becoming the dirtiest city because of the poor condition of roads.”

Raman Arora, Aam Aadmi Party MLA also said, “A great level

of corruption is going on in the Municipal Corporation and we will carry out a Vigilance

inquiry on the same. A scam of Rs. 550 crores was done in the name of the Smart

City Project. Now, we will carry out a proper investigation on where and how much

money was spent to improve the condition of roads. If anyone is found guilty, strict

action will be taken.”

When we discussed this issue with the Mayor, he said that no

construction of the road that comes under his area is pending. He also

mentioned that if any road in his area is not repaired or constructed till now,

it is because of the rainy season.

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Residents of Jalandhar Heights 1 said that they face a lot of

problem while going to work every day. The potholes are the main cause of huge

lines of traffic in the city. They further mentioned that during monsoons this

problem turns worse as all the roads are just filled with water. “It feels like

we are driving the car in a swimming pool instead of a road.” Another resident

added.

The time will only whether the condition of roads in

Jalandhar will improve or not.