Mohali, April 19 -- One would think that the roads leading to an international cricket stadium, which draws thousands of fans during every match, would be well maintained and well-lit. But the reality is quite the opposite. The PR-4 highway, which connects Chandigarh Dakshin Marg with New Chandigarh, and extends up to Kurali, crossing the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, the swanky Eco City and Omaxe societies, hits a 7-kilometre dark stretch near Palheri, where motorists are forced to navigate not just the darkness but also the broken roads.

Motorists taking this route find the dark stretches appear intermittently - well-lit roads closer to the societies, and darkness around the villages such as Bahalpur, Ranai M...