Riaz Choudhary (GNS)
Kalakote, March 12 –:-The inhabitants of Rajouri district have urged the district administration to initiate a thorough probe into the alleged use of substandard material for macadamization of roads.
The inhabitants of Rajouri district have urged the district administration to initiate a thorough probe into the alleged use of substandard material for macadamization of roads.
According to the locals, the recent downpour has washed away the blacktopping of the roads in the district, which were recently repaired and subsequently macadamized by the PMGSY department.
“The Department blacktopped roads 3 Month ago and spent crores of rupees. However, the recent rains washed away the blacktopping of the roads,” the residents of the district told GNS Online.
The inhabitants accused the executing agency of allegedly using substandard material for road macadamization. “The blacktopping got erased due to rains, which speaks volumes about the quality of work done by the executing agency,” the locals said adding the senior functionaries of the Department should take cognizance of the matter and order a probe into it.
“The money spent on repair and blacktopping of the road has been wasted,” said locals at Sialsui. “We felt glad after our road was repaired and macadamized. But now we are highly disappointed with the substandard work done during the repairs,” the residents of the area told GNS Online.
Similarly, the residents of Sialsui, Solki told GNS that the road linking their area was blacktopped before three month, but the substandard work got exposed after potholes appeared on the road due to downpour.
According to the people of these areas, they apprised the officials of the concerned department about the deteriorating road condition following rains. “However, the officials failed to take not of the matter,” the locals said.
The residents urged the Chief Engineer PMGSY to order the probe at an earliest and take stringent action against the officials involved.
