Ludhiana, April 13 -- : The road construction work on Gill Road from Janata Chowk to ATI College has been shut for a week now, delaying completion. Local residents said the MC had stripped the road over 20 days ago and the slow pace of work is affecting their daily life and even business.

"They removed the old road more than two weeks ago. Then they started blacktopping from the Janata Chowk side. But after a week of work, the blacktopping stopped. This not only creates problems for commuting but also affects business. When the road was open, customer footfall was very good, but ever since they started this reconstruction work, only local customers are coming to our shop," said Gurpreet Singh, who runs a sweet shop around 100 metres from...