Kanpur: If roads are not in good condition, how can denizens reach home timely? If any civic authority cares to visit on the road straight from Nai Chungi overbridge to the Galla Godam Turn in Jajmau area, the reality can be assessed easily. Potholes and slippery surface of the road present a very terrifying scene.
Being rainy days the water collects into the small or large-sized fissures on the road. At places, the road has become bumpy owing to its uneven condition. Heavy rains mean waterlogging on the whole length of the road.
The road has been dug up for lying down the pipeline under the Nirmal Gangey project so it becomes quite narrow at one spot causing trouble to the vehicles to move properly.
Accidents are not lessening owing to the poor condition of the road. Due to rush on the road, the speedy drivers do not care and bump against another vehicle. Bus, truck, all kinds of small vehicles, Khadkhada, Tempo, motorcycles, cycles and auto-rickshaw run on the road in its own typical inconvenient way.
Despite the road connects the Circuit House on Tagore Road no attention is paid on the improvement of the road. The width of the road is 150 feet but it shrinks to a not so wide space.
Several people are of the view that road requires refurbishment immediately. One shopkeeper told if the road becomes better, the movement will increase. This will reduce the smoke spread during the slow movement of the vehicles. Another reacted that crowd looks like some fair had been held. One man in his car said the better road would not only add beauty to the place but compel the road users to speed up their vehicles fastly. Most of the people maintain if remains neglected we can easily fathom the condition of other roads.
