By Mohit Dalal :
The project launched in 2022 was to be completed by 2023. The red tape labyrinth and other reasons threw spanner in the works
AFTER making the denizens
suffer the excruciating pain of
the delay in construction of
Kolar six-lane, the authorities
now claim to extend relief as
the Kolar six-lane project is
expected to be completed by
month-end. Although a field
visit suggest it may take more
time. One side of the road at
Kolar road is closed due to the
construction work. Further, the
downpour that the city is witnessing is adding to the woes
of commuters with water logging on the roads creating
ruckus.
Talking to ‘The Hitavada’,
Anmol Singh, a resident of Kolar
road, expressing his anguish
over the condition of Kolar project said that “the construction
work of Kolar six lane is becoming a bane of our lives. Owing
to the ongoing work one side
of the road has been closed
that is creating queue of honking vehicles. An addition to this
headache is the dust that is
raising alarm over the health
of residents”.
The construction has thrown
spanner in the work of smooth
traffic flow at various parts of
the city including Kolar road,
Chunabhatti, Mandakini
Colony, Nayapura, Mansarovar
patrol pump, Danish Kunj and
various other areas.
People are all up in arms over
the traffic snarls and dust that
is taking a toll on their health.
Another resident identified as
Shivam, a student stated that
“the construction of this project is like a nightmare
to us. While going to coaching classes I have to endure
the traffic problems and the
dust that is present in the air
is taking a toll on my health”.
Notably, the 15 kilometre
six lane road that was
launched in 2022 and was
scheduled to be completed
by the end of 2023 was constructed to cater the needs
of hundreds of thousands of
people in the capital, but the
delay in the completion has
been a bane of the commuters. ‘The Hitavada’ has
raised the of traffic snarls
issue to the Executive
Engineer Avneendra Singh
but the officer denied any
bottlenecks on the roads.
“We do not find any bottleneck on the roads owing
to the construction. No complaint over the dust or traffic snarls are being reported
to us”. The Executive
Engineer stated that the construction of the Kolar six lane
will be completed by the end
of this month.