The residents of Sector 21, Palam Vihar, Gurgaon, are extremely unhappy and annoyed with the civic authorities for the very poor condition of the roads in the neighbourhood. For the past several days, they have made many complaints to the municipal corporation, but with little or no response.
So far, there has been no concerted action on the ground, residents allege. Which is why, they are contemplating stepping up protest, like the residents of Park View Residency did. But they want to wait for some more time for the corporation to respond to their pleas before stepping up their stir for better roads.
Four out of five pockets in Sector 21 are pockmarked with huge potholes that make driving difficult. Especially hit are the two-wheeler drivers, who are at constant risk.
Instances of pothole related deaths in Bengaluru have only heightened the fears of the residents.
Umed Singh, RWA president of Sector 21, told City Spidey, “We highlighted the problem several times, but authorities are yet to act. Other than giving oral assurances, they have not taken serious action on our complaints.”
The residents, he said, were fed up and were thinking of stepping up the agitation. “Now, we need to resort to a serious protest to get our issues sorted out,” he said.
The grouse of the residents is that they keep paying property taxes on time, but they don’t get even the basic facilities. “The potholes are only increasing in size and numbers due to constant traffic on the roads,” said a resident of sector 21.
Virender Yadav, the newly elected MCG councillor, promised action very soon. “I have already highlighted this issue at the district redressal meeting presided over by the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. We are expecting MCG’s action on the same soon,” he told City Spidey.
The residents, however, want to see results on the ground.
