Press Reporter News Service
Mohali, October 19
The outdated Mohali-Kharar highway connecting the brand new Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Inter-State Bus Terminal to the district is dotted with potholes, inconveniencing commuters.
The highway, which as soon as remained abuzz with large site visitors, has now virtually been deserted by commuters as they like taking one other highway.
Sources stated the authorities had recarpeted the highway just a few years in the past, but it surely once more received broken as heavy automobiles typically cross by the world.
Comparable is the plight of roads in Section I — these are additionally poorly maintained and wish instant repairs.
Surinder Singh, a resident of Section VI, stated earlier, there was a motor market rather than the ISBT. “A few of the mechanics didn’t transfer from the place and many of the truck homeowners go to the positioning to get their automobiles repaired,” he stated.
One other resident Kulwant Singh stated as a result of broken highway, they needed to journey just a few further kilometres to achieve Kharar. He stated one facet of the highway was closed after the development of the ISBT. He stated: “Heavy rain and heavy vehiclular site visitors have broken the highway.”
Narain Singh Sidhu, a former councillor from Ward No. 6, stated the matter had been dropped at his discover. He stated he would take up the difficulty with the MC Commissioner.