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The Hindu
5 days ago
- Climate
- The Hindu
Hectic road digging creates blockade for commuters
Predictions of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the month of August have done nothing to dampen the digging drive of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). After biding time the entire summer, the contractors of the Strategic Nala Development Programme have now started digging up roads and road margins to lay storm water drains. This digging activity has turned traffic congestion into a daily problem for commuters. At Chintalkunta Y junction near LB Nagar, the road digging started about a month ago, to lay storm water pipelines along the RTC Colony main road. The project began while a ban on road cutting was in place in view of rains. Now, the route has been rendered unusable for vehicles, especially four-wheelers, on the connecting road towards the Sagar Ring Road. The deep trenches for laying 900 mm pipes has also restricted movement on the flyover from Bairamalguda towards LB Nagar Junction, and to proceed on the Inner Ring Road (IRR) towards Nagole. Also out of bounds for many vehicles is the Chintalkunta underpass landing on National Highway 65. Residents of several colonies around Jahangir Nagar, RTC Colony, Venkata Ramana Colony, and Padmavathi Colony are bearing the brunt of the ongoing digging work. 'In the absence of the Chintalkunta underpass, to get to the other side of the road, we need to take a round about either from the Vanasthalipuram side or travel up to LB Nagar junction, both of which increase the fuel cost tremendously. This has become a pain on a daily basis,' complained M. Srinivas Rao, a working professional who resides in Venkata Ramana Colony. For the commuters to Nagole, it is even more cumbersome as it adds up to over two kilometres up to the IRR, costing not only fuel, but extra time too during peak hours. Locals vouch that the RTC Colony main road was laid two to three years ago. While a cement concrete road is built with a lifespan of a minimum of 10 years, this road has been dug up much ahead of time, due to the absence of drainage. 'Every time it rains, the road gets filled with flood water from all the surrounding colonies, making it difficult for pedestrians to negotiate their way. Last time it was re-laid, they did not bother to provide for storm water drainage. There were only sewerage lines to take in the flood water too, and it was a problem. Now, they are breaking the road to lay the drains,' related Abdul Lateef (name changed), a shopkeeper on the road.
Indian Express
24-06-2025
- Indian Express
Allahabad HC flags Gangsters Act misuse, summons Muzaffarnagar DM, SSP in detention case
The Allahabad High Court on Monday sharply criticised Muzaffarnagar authorities for repeatedly invoking the stringent Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act against a man,on charges that date back to 2023, allegedly to keep him in jail. The man identified as Manshad alias Sona has been detained since May under this law after four separate FIRs were consolidated against him at Khalapar police station. The court has directed the District Magistrate of Muzaffarnagar, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), and the Station House Officer (SHO) of Khalapar police station to appear in person on the next date of hearing to explain their alleged misconduct and negligence. The next hearing has been scheduled for July 7. Additionally, the court instructed the Registrar (Compliance) to send a copy of the order to the SHO of Khalapar police station, the District Magistrate, and the SSP of Muzaffarnagar for necessary compliance. Copies are also to be sent to the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh, and the Secretary, Home Department, Uttar Pradesh, for their information. The court further granted interim bail to Manshad alias Sona until the next date of hearing, on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of the same amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned. While hearing his bail application, the court noted that three 2023 FIRs and one from 2025 had each been re-registered under the Gangsters Act, and an earlier invocation in 2024 compounded the ordeal. When the Additional Government Advocate could not justify this pattern, the court observed that the 'The above fact shows not only arbitrariness on the part of the S.H.O. of Police Station— Khalapar, District Muzaffarnagar, but also sheer negligence on the part of S.S.P., Muzaffarnagar as well as District Magistrate, Muzaffarnagar who are required to apply their minds at the time of conducting joint meeting under Rule 5(3)(a) of U.P. Gangsters and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Rules, 2021.' The court in its order stated, 'However, considering the fact that there was sheer misuse of the Gangsters Act by the SHO, P.S. Khalapar, District Muzaffarnagar and also the negligence on the part of S.S.P., Muzaffarnagar as well as District Magistrate, Muzaffarnagar in approving the same which is punishable under Section 3(2) of the Gangsters Act and is the violation of directions of this Court issued in the case of Abdul Lateef @ Mustak Khan vs. State of U.P. and others; Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 9930 of 2024; Sanni Mishra @ Sanjayan Kumar Mishra vs. State of U.P. and others; 2024 (1) ADJ 231 (DB) as well as the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Vinod Bihari Lal vs State of Uttar Pradesh and another; Criminal Appeal Nos. 777-778 of 2025, Lal Mohd. and another vs. State of U.P. (supra) and also in violation of recent guidelines, issued by the State Government in compliance of the order of the Apex Court passed in the case of Gorakh Nath Mishra vs. State of U.P.; Criminal Appeal No. 2589 of 2025, this Court directs the S.H.O., P.S. Khalapar, District Muzaffarnagar; SSP, Muzaffarnagar; and the District Magistrate, Muzaffarnagar to appear personally before this Court on the next date of listing and explain their misconduct and negligence.'
