Good roads must for progress: Need to monitor quality

  • 14/05/2008

  • Central Chronicle (Bhopal)

Monsoon is not far away. According to meteorological scientists it might come earlier. Heavy rain during monsoon washes away a lot of road. Moreover, the low quality roads cannot stand even light rains. Condition of roads is not that good in the State. Several roads start becoming worn out soon after their construction. Though all the roads are not of low quality work. It is about those roads which are of low quality. Several roads which connect different cities are not good which were constructed before some days. Pot holes could be seen in these roads at various places. Even the concrete-cement roads have started cracking up. PWD Minister, last days said that the engineers of the department should ensure that roads should do not get damaged in the rainy season. In the meeting of Chief Engineers and Superintending Engineers of the State, the PWD Minister said that action would be taken against the contractors who do not maintain roads properly. It is commendable attitude of the minister but it is also necessary to pay special attention over the maintenance of roads. Though state government has paid attention on the roads and constructed new roads but due to use of low quality materials (pitch, concrete and cement) or improper quantity of materials, the result is damaged roads. Roads are directly related to development. The state, for all round development, requires roads of good quality. It means the roads play an important role in making the infrastructure strong. Industrial investment gets affected in lack of better roads. Government and administration would have to pay attention over this mantra.