Just a formality in road maintenance?

It is seen that Lalitpur Metropolitan City has completed the formalities in the road maintenance of Patandhoka in Lalitpur.

It has been found that the metropolis has only completed the formalities by filling the potholes in the road from Patandhoka to Madansmarak via Pulchowk.The road had been in poor condition for over a year. In a recent conversation, the Road Division Office in Lalitpur said that the Road Division had merged with Kathmandu from July 20 and it was up to the local metropolis to decide whether to build the road or not.

The office had informed that it was agreed to build the road after Tihar after coordination with the locals as the road division has been merged with Kathmandu for one year.

According to the office, the road maintenance has been started but the road maintenance has been stingy.

Locals say that the condition of the road has deteriorated due to the use of ballast and mud in the road maintenance. “Earlier, it was difficult for pedestrians and pedestrians to use the Khalda Khuldi road only. The soil has made the road muddy, ‘complained a local.
He said that the condition of the road has deteriorated due to ballast and mud. He said that there is a fear that the pedestrian will hit the ballast while driving or the ballast will enter the house.

The locals have informed that they had to pour water on the road in the morning and evening due to the dust. He also said that if the metropolis repairs the road quickly, everyone will get relief.

Similarly, vehicles ranging from motorcycles to heavy vehicles have been parked indiscriminately on such narrow roads. It is said that the possibility of an accident has increased as the road is getting narrower. Since the road leads to Patandhoka, Pulchowk, Lalitpur Metropolitan Office, Mangalbazar, most of them use the same route.But locals allege that the Lalitpur metropolis has not shown interest in improving the roads and completing the work on time. According to him, the metropolis is only trying to avoid the road by repairing it.

Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City Chiribabu Maharjan said that he was aware of the condition of the road. He said that he only wanted to build a road in response to the queries raised by the people.

“I understand which road is in Patan,” he said. I have information about this. We build that road. We will speed up the process and move the process forward. The road is being built. ‘According to the metropolis, the locals are digging regularly to lay and repair the drinking water pipes taken to their houses. The locals have remained silent while digging the road on their own. Experts say that if the locals are not allowed to dig the road arbitrarily, the road will be damaged to some extent.