While copious rains have brought cheer for the farming
community it has wreaked havoc in the lives of some residents in the Old
Bidar City, thanks to bad roads and overflowing drains.
Take
for instance the case of residents of Dalhan Darwaja Road behind the
zilla panchayat office, Decent Function Hall, and Gawan Chowk. Every
time there is a downpour, the drains overflow on the roads making it
difficult for its users.“We have to wade through water to go out. Riding
a two-wheeler in such situations is out of question,” said Mir Bidri, a
resident of Faizpura lane.
Syed Firasat Ali,
resident, says: “Water enters my house every alternate day when it
rains. It has become a routine for us to flush out water.”
Some residents say a part of the problem is their own making.
A.Q.
Khaleel, a retired employee who lives here, says, “Five years ago, the
city municipal council demolished houses along the stretch from the ZP
office to Ashtur village and the one connecting Gawan Chowk to Nizam
Cross. The authorities said owners had encroached upon government land.
Some people went to court and got a stay. So, whenever CMC took up road
works, the two roads were left out. However, now that the stay on works
on Gawan Chowk Road has been lifted, work has begun there”, he said.
Syed
Riaz, Commissioner in-charge of the CMC, said repair and relaying of
the two roads would be taken up in phases. These works have nothing to
do with the cases. They are two different issues. The CMC is mandated to
repair roads and drains across the city, he said.
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