Eyewash on Development by the Government

I’m not really sure whether this Road comes under the jurisdiction of the KMC (Kolkata Municipal Corporation) or the PWD (Public Works Department), but I'm sure it is the responsibility and a reflection of the shoddy work being commissioned by the incumbent State Government.

This rant is not to blame anyone, but to do my duty as a citizen and bring to the notice of the concerned departments that taxpayers money is just being washed away by such negligent work.

I'm sure all the residents of Calcutta Greens, Udita, Udayan and the surrounding areas including shop owners and visitors alike must have been pleased to see that this 350 metre stretch of road from Ajoy Nagar upto Calcutta Greens had been repaired a little over two weeks ago. In fact the relaying had been all the way up to Hiland Park. 

My point being that prior to this repair work, for nearly 5 years the stretch had become a dirt track and developed potholes large enough to swallow a small car. So we were definitely pleased to see such prompt repair work being swung into action immediately after the Local Municipal Elections. Our Councillor must have put in some strong words.

Well not strong enough it seems, because the road lasted all of one week. That must be a record of sorts. I'm no engineer or road architect, but I'm sure that roads are meant to last significantly longer than the glorious one week of smooth sailing that we experienced.

I'm not evening going to bring up the issue of the illegal shops that have sprung up in even larger numbers after last years attempt to clear them. They had been removed for about a week or so, and they came back in larger numbers, bigger and better.

So this is my little contribution to bring this to the notice of all concerned and hope that this one little voice can make a difference.

This is how our cars are looking at this dreadful road and telling the tires and suspension to brace themselves for a nice bumpy ride.
Didi, I hope you’re listening, if not for our sake, at least for our poor cars.