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Inordinate delay mars UGD work in Mani

Last Updated 04 April 2015, 18:23 IST

The problems of vehicle riders, students and general public have been getting worse day by day as apathy mars the underground drainage work at Mani-Mysuru state Highway passing through Mani junction. The work is moving in a snail’s pace. As the pit is dug in the middle of the road, the people are suffering from traffic problem and dust.

The work was started by KRDCL last week and today even half the work is not complete.
The two way movement of vehicles is hit causing a great inconvenience, the public complained and vented their anger against the department concerned.

The work is being carried out on one side of the road and the work on the other side is to be carried out. If the same situation gets repeated, the people will suffer the whole year, the people said.

Narrow passage
Only a narrow gap is left for the vehicles to move. The congested space in inadequate for the movement of auto rickshaw.

Following the closure of Shiradi Ghat, the vehicles are moving in the state highway passing through Mani, as a result of which traffic density has become a common phenomenon, the villagers say.

Though the Mani Gram Panchayat had already piled up stones for the construction of a bus stand, the work has haunted due to the UGD work. As several schools and colleges are situated in Mani area, the traffic congestion take place during the peak hours.

Problem of dust
In addition, now the people are fed up with the problem of dust. The public complained that the contractors have been carrying out the work as their whims and fancies and the work is doesn’t seem to get completed soon. Sunday was a holiday for workers.

But, they did not turn up on Monday as well. After the public contacted the officials concerned, the work resumed after Tuesday afternoon.

Mani junction has been recognised as an accident zone and many lives have been claimed in accidents which have taken place here.

Due to the UGD works, the vehicles are made to ply in a congested place, which has increased the possibilities of tragic road mishaps.

The people have warned of staging protests against the inordinate delay in the work, if the work is not carried out within the speculated time.

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(Published 04 April 2015, 18:23 IST)

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