Jaipur roads give residents bumpy ride

JAIPUR: Friday’s heavy showers have exposed the pathetic condition of roads across the city. The city has not faced such massive rainfall and flood-like situation since 1981.
Walled City resident Manoj Saini said, “If you travel to any part of the city you will find massive potholes on the roads. The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has filled them with sand in many places, but that will be destroyed in just one rainfall.” Similar situation was reported from Vidyadhar Nagar and people have been contacting authorities to at least find a temporary solution to the issue. Dinesh Kanwat, former councillor of Vidyadhar Nagar said, he has been receiving phone calls since Friday related to the state of the roads.
“Residents are scared to ride as roads have become slippery. I am getting calls everyday. In some areas, residents have filled up the potholes by themselves to avoid mishaps,” said Kanwat.
Jaipur’s low-lying areas were almost in a flood-like situation on Friday. All the roads of the city including those in Walled City were submerged under water. Hundreds of vehicles were stuck in 6-feet water and many lost their lives.
More than 150 complaints have been registered at the JMC complaint desk regarding the civic situation in the city. According to the data provided by the JMC officials, till now 50,000 sand bags have been used in the monsoon.
Even Albert Hall Museum was affected adversely due to the rainfall and due to waterlogging in its basement, more than 18,000 antiquities were harmed.