Dear Editor,
Almost every nook and corner of nearly all cities in India are dug up for construction works that keep going on. And even after completion, the location is not levelled and the waste/debris/stones/dust etc are left behind by the contractors, resulting in inconvenience to traffic and pedestrians alike. Also, it leads to air pollution which is an alarming subject for the health of
citizens.
It should be mandatory for the authorities who take up these jobs in the first place, to level the roads and repair properly and as fast as possible. The contract awarded for such work must include a specific clause in this regard, and payment must be made after inspection with a written certificate that the roads would be restored to a proper condition as it was before digging. Heavy fines must be levied if this clause is not adhered to.
The punishment can be a few months in jail for
violation of the said clause, to the supervisory officer concerned.
Till date, this sort of condition has never been put in place by any government in the history of independent India.
Let the Narendra Modi-led NDA Government initiate it in the interest of the health of the citizens and convenience of the public at large.
Mahesh Kumar
Via-e-mail
