For Rahon road residents rains brings water-logging, choked sewerage

Ludhiana: Rahon road with a large number of potholes has virtually turned into a swimming pool due to water-logging during this rainy season. The situation is such that when residents drive on this road they get the experience of off-roading.
Municipal corporation officials had got a new sewerage line laid down here to control the problem of water-logging and sewerage choking, but this one is yet to be connected with the main sewerage line. However, the old sewerage line is already overburdened and it is not able to take any further burden of sewer water coming from colonies. When there is heavy rainfall the rain water also adds to the problem. The civic body officials claimed that by next week they would try to make the new line functional and then the issues would be resolved.
A resident of Rahon road, Rahul Kumar, said, “For almost two years we are living in hell-like situation as this road has never remained dry. The civic body officials tried super suction cleaning and also installed a disposal to drain out water but nothing worked.” He said now a new sewerage line was laid and the road got damaged, so driving on this road has become very challenging. He claimed that during rainfall one side of the road remains functional, but that was full of potholes, while on the other side there were long queues of vehicles due to traffic jam.
Another resident from Guru Vihar, Rahon road, Gurmeet Singh complained that they were now fed up with the situation here because choking of the sewerage on the main road affected the internal system as well. He said even in the inside areas there was a problem of choked sewerage due to which it had become filthy all around.
Congress councillor from east constituency Sanjay Talwar admitted to the problems being faced by the people but he showed helplessness by saying that every day there was heavy rainfall and it was difficult to work when it was raining. He assured that by next week the entire problem would be resolved as the new sewerage line would be connected with the main sewerage and there would be no choking.
Talwar, however, commented that the presence of a large number of washing and dyeing units along this road had added to the problem as excess water was being drained out through these units. He also held the nearby villages responsible for the situation because those were also connected with Rahon road without any planning.
The MLA added that he had already taken permission for the recarpeting of the road after the sewerage issue was resolved and almost Rs 5 crore had been kept reserved for the purpose.