Ludhiana, Oct. 17 -- Social activist Arvind Sharma on Saturday wrote to municipal corporation commissioner Ankur Mahindroo, seeking urgent repairs to a badly deteriorated road connecting Model Town Extension to Pakhowal Road near the canal. Highlighting the extensive potholes, inadequate drainage and repeated failure of temporary repairs, he cautioned that the road's worsening condition posed a serious threat to the safety of commuters and pedestrians.

The stretch, running alongside the railway bridge from the New Krishna Mandir side of Model Town Extension towards Pakhowal Road, has developed numerous potholes and suffered extensive damage to its asphalt surface, making it difficult for motorists, particularly two-wheeler riders, to nav...