Kaithal, July 6
Hundreds of crores spent on development yet civic amenities remain in bad shape. The first monsoon showers here today saw major roads submerged in water for hours because of poor drainage.
This put commuters to great inconvenience. Many low- lying residential colonies were flooded. Residents expressed resentment over the failure of the authorities to clean the drains before the onset of the rainy season. They pointed that no major desilting operation was carried out and almost all major nullahs constructed in the past few years remained choked, aggravating the situation.
In several areas where residents with no sewer connection have directly connected their toilets with the open drains, the stink was unbearable, they said.
The Public Health Department also drew a flak as no drive was launched by the department to clean sewer lines.
Interestingly, Randeep Singh Surjewala, local MLA, is Public Health and PWD Minister.
He has ensured development at a huge expenditure running into hundreds of crores, yet basic civic amenities remain a distant dream. An alert has been sounded in the state with the entire Ambala town and over 12 villages in the region flooded with up to 5 ft water due to a breach in the Tangri river, throwing rail and road traffic out of gear.
The Army has been summoned to plug the breach.
Randeep S Surjewala, Kaithal MLA, Public Health and PWD Minister, has ensured development at a huge expenditure running into undreds of crores, yet basic civic amenities in the town remain a distant dream
Kaithal’s busiest road outside the PWD Rest House that remained waterlogged on Tuesday after heavy showers. A Tribune photograph
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