NGO notice to PSEB, BSNL on removal of poles
Our CorrespondentLudhiana, February 17, 2005
The Citizens for Public Causes, an NGO, has served an ultimatum on the
top management of the PSEB and BSNL to remove the electricity and
telecom poles, obstructing the flow of traffic in the city, within the
next three months failing which it will move the courts to seek
justice.Stating this at a news conference here today, Mr Jiwan Dhawan,
president and Mr Virinder Bhakoo, general secretary of the CFPC, said
the Municipal Corporation had done an appreciable job by widening a
few busy roads in the city. But unfortunately, the desired purpose of
improving the flow of traffic had not been achieved due to the
presence of electricity and telecom poles between the roads at several
places.
The poles erected by the departments concerned had led to a situation
in which many roads had become accident prone. “Not only this, since
the entire roads are not available for the movement of traffic due to
the presence of poles, a large number of vendors and shopkeepers are
encroaching upon parts of the roads.”
Mr Dhawan and Mr Bhakoo further said that a project of Rs 150 crore
for construction of flyovers and sub-ways along the G.T. Road between
Sherpur and Jalandhar bypass had been held up pending approval and
financial allocation from the National Highway Authority of India
(NHAI). A notice had been served upon the NHAI authorities to expedite
the approval so that work could be kicked off soon and the problem of
traffic congestion could be effectively tackled, they added.
They said a comprehensive plan had been formulated to launch an
intensive educational and awareness campaign to combat problems like
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