Harshraj Singh
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, May 20

Years on, the defunct drainage pipes of Elevated Road are still crying for Municipal Corporation’s attention. Whenever it rains, rainwater from the road falls on the Old GT road, with commuters passing underneath.

Moreover, the water also gets accumulated on the Elevated Road due to non-functional drainage pipes. Besides, some expansion joints have also been damaged on the stretch as per the information.

The accumulated water also gets splashed on commuters whenever any speedy vehicle passes through it. The matter was raised multiple times in the past but the civic body had not taken any action to get the drainage pipes repaired or replaced to date. The shopkeepers near Clock Tower had also complained about the defunct drainage pipes on Elevated Road but to no avail.

Sukhwinder Singh, a shopkeeper, said, “When vehicles pass over the accumulated rainwater on the Elevated Road, the water starts falling on our shops and commuters on Old GT Road. Moreover, there is no proper drainage system on the nearby Lakkar Bridge. We want that MC should take steps to correct the drainage system on Elevated Road and Lakkar Bridge.”

An official of the MC’s O&M branch said the matter regarding drainage pipes was discussed in a recent MC meeting. Superintending Engineer (B&R) Tirath Bansal said, “We will take the required steps to replace the drainage pipes. We have floated tenders to replace the broken expansion joints of the road.”