India, March 5 -- On Nowroji Hill Road No 5, just outside Sandhurst Road railway station, the road extends 200 metres - excavation began three months ago and the surface is yet to be levelled and concretised. A resident of Tej Kiran building said electricity lines were damaged, leading to a two-day outage. Santosh Sarole, 53, another resident, said late-night work till 4am is casing sleepless nights. "We get sleep only after the work halts, in the early hours. As a result, I end up getting to my metal workshop at 1pm instead of the usual 8.30am." "This is not a very long stretch but we feel cut off. All our complaints have fallen on deaf ears. Even just walking on the road is hazardous," says Arun Chauhan, 40, a businessman and resident. Kamalakar Shenoy, an activist from B ward, claims roads at 12 locations in the ward have been excavated on both sides. A senior civic official said stoppages can occur due to substandard work by contractors, political intervention or unforeseen utility issues. "The delay is not always in our hands," he said....