Dug-up road poses risk at Kanke

ingh said after Friday night's rain, the 30-metre stretch had become slushy and extremely dangerous for commuters. "Several two-wheelers and four-wheelers got stuck on the road on Saturday morning. We expect more trouble after dusk because there are not many lights on the stretch," Singh added. Around 10,000 vehicles cross the road daily. Vidyapatinagar has 4,000 households with a population of over 40,000 while Gandhinagar hosts nearly four schools, including elite cradles such as DAV Gandhinagar and health centres like CCL Hospital and a private nursing home. "I was coming with my husband (a private contractor) on a bike yesterday (Friday) night when the two-wheeler got stuck in the mud. We had to walk to our house as otherwise the vehicle could have skidded causinginjury. The civic authorities should not have dug up the middle of the road," said Sabita Mishra (38), a housewife and a resident of Vidyapatinagar.Sources in Ranchi Municipal Corporation informed that the drain construction work had began two years back with the outfall on a waste land. However, after opposition from residents near the waste land, the civic body decided to extend the drain at Vidyapatinagar to Gandhinagar, work for which began three days ago."We have received the complaints and will look into the issue tomorrow (Sunday). The officials should not have dug up the middle of the road and left it like that," RMC deputy mayor Sanjeev Vijayvargiya said.RMC chief engineer Ajit Lakra also assured of taking corrective measures."I am not aware of any such complaint, but will send a team and get the problem rectified soon," he said. Dailyhunthttps://logopond.com/jprsworld/profile/325296/?filter=&page=