Goemkarponn Desk
PONDA: The leader of Congress Rajesh Verenkar on Saturday said that the work of the Sewerage Corporation is at snail’s pace in Ponda, which is adding more woes in the traffic congestion and dilapidated condition of roads in Ponda city and in the some areas of Curti-Khandepar panchayat jurisdiction.
“If the situation remains similar for another one month, then people of Ponda will suffer during the rainy season. Last year during the rainy season people witnessed how vehicles were rammed into sewage chambers, exposing poor quality work. Now Sewerage Corporation should ensure that such incidents will not occur this coming rainy season by taking measures.” Verenkar said.
He said that faulty planning of Sewerage Corporation has resulted in digging roads again and again for repairing chambers, which are yet to be functional. “While laying sewerage pipelines, Sewerage Corporation should have informed people that they will dig the roads every year for their faulty planning. So people would have got an idea about their working style.” He said.
Verenkar said that the Sewerage Corporation is taking the people of Ponda granted. “People of Ponda have cooperated in laying the pipeline, so something better would have happened. But nothing good is happening, instead situations are turning worse by the unplanned work of Sewerage Corporation.” He said.
“The ‘mission for commission and corruption’ by Sewerage Corporation is creating problems for people. There is no clarity on this project, about when the work will get completed and when this project will get commissioned.” He said.
He also asked for what purpose the already constructed chambers are repaired again. “If the newly constructed chambers are repaired again and again, without the functioning of the pipeline, then what would be the situation when the Sewerage system will be functional.” he questioned.
Verenkar said that due to the continued digging in the Ponda city and in the jurisdiction of Curti Khandepar panchayat, the roads are left with bad condition and thus people are suffering from health related issues. “After digging to lay the pipeline, the sewerage corporation fails to replenish them immediately. This leads to accidents on the roads.” He said.
“Neither government nor the Sewerage Corporation is taking this issue seriously. Why the people should face all the problems related to this work for failed policies of the government.” He said.
Verenkar said that he will write in this regard to Sewerage Corporation and also to the Public Works Department to immediately hot mix the roads, wherever they are in bad condition.
