Sangam-Lassipora road in shambles, people suffer
Locals demand macadamisation of the road
Pulwama: The dilapidated Sangam – Lassipora Pulwama road continue to take a toll on commuters for the last several years now, locals alleged Tuesday.
The commuters and drivers from various areas of Pulwama said that the bad condition of road has resulted in many problems including an increase in travel time, water-logging and risk of accidents besides damage to their vehicles.
The residents of the area up in arms against the authorities for failing to provide better road connectivity in the area despite being one of the main roads of the area.
Altaf Ahmad Mir, a resident of Naina area said the road from Lassipora to Sangam which connects the area with the Srinagar highway is in pathetic condition for the past many years.
He said that whenever it is rains for a few minutes’ people are unable to walk on the road as it gets inundated.
“The road looks at many places as if it has never been macadamized and we fail to understand why the concerned department is leaving this important stretch without black topping,” he added.
The locals said that the condition of the road is getting worse with every passing day but authorities are acting as mere spectators.
“Every day we lose time due to the traffic jams, the situation becomes annoying, particularly, during peak hours,” they said.
“Despite many years passing by the concerned authorities have failed to repair this vital road connecting SIDCO lassipora with the national highway.
“Due to dilapidated roads, we face problems while moving out. Potholes on the roads have damaged our vehicles,” Irfan Ahmad a local driver said.
“Our expenditure on maintenance of vehicles has increased due to the pathetic condition of the road, he said that he is shocked why the road is not repaired as it is vital for industrial area Lassipora,” he added.
The people of the area have also urged the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, CM Omar Abdullah, concerned MLAs and Deputy commissioner Pulwama to direct the concerned department to macadamize the road at an earliest.
They said that every year patch work is being done but it lasts for just few days and it creates more problems.
They demanded that the road must be macadamised fully this year as it has not been macadamised fully for more than five years now.
