Residents decry shoddy sewage work
Gurugram, Jan. 3 -- Residents of Jacobpura in Sector 12 have raised concerns over the sewage pipeline work underway for the past month, alleging that the area has been left in disarray, with shoddy work and broken roads.
Residents said that the 400-metre stretch work on the road from Old Railway to New Railway Road, has severely disrupted daily commuting. They added that on Thursday, a water pipeline was damaged during the work, resulting in waterlogging along the entire stretch.
"In December, we got to know that work on the sewage pipeline had begun. We were not informed about it, and the next day we saw that the main road completely dug up," said Col SP Verma (Rtd), a resident of Sector 12. "The work is of inferior quality. The contractor said nothing would go wrong. But if sewage overflows again, who will be held responsible," he said.
Jatin Chachra, another resident, said the entire road has been dug up, leaving little space for commuters and pedestrians. "Signages were put up, forcing commuters to take U-turns, which caused further traffic congestion. There was no sewage problem in our area, we don't understand why these pipes are being laid here," he said.
Ward Councillor Ashish Gupta said the work involves replacing an 8-inch pipeline with a 24-inch one. "This project is being undertaken after many years. Such work can cause temporary inconvenience to residents, but they need to cooperate," he said, adding that work will take about a month to finish....
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