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Ludhiana’s busy Pakhowal Road caves in again
A fresh cave-in opened on busy Pakhowal Road near Aristocrat Gallery and Imperial Hotel in Ludhiana on Monday, the latest in a series of road collapses in the city this year. The…
A fresh cave-in opened on busy Pakhowal Road near Aristocrat Gallery and Imperial Hotel in Ludhiana on Monday, the latest in a series of road collapses in the city this year. The incident occurred despite no significant rainfall in recent days, unlike most of the roughly 10 cave-ins reported in 2024, which followed rains.
Residential areas flank both sides of the stretch, and activist Arvind Sharma flagged the danger to motorists, pedestrians and local residents. He questioned the quality of the road construction, sewerage and drainage, noting the road had been repaired recently. Sharma urged the municipal corporation to inspect and permanently fix the underground infrastructure before the next rain. Municipal commissioner Ojasvi Alankar did not respond to requests for comment.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The repeated cave-ins point to a systemic failure of Ludhiana's underground drainage and sewer network, much of which was laid decades ago. The Municipal Corporation is responsible for maintenance, but funding constraints and a lack of preventive inspections have allowed vulnerabilities to persist. The next test will be the monsoon season, when heavy rain typically exposes the worst weaknesses. If the corporation does not act before then, more collapses on high-traffic roads like Pakhowal Road are likely, endangering lives and disrupting traffic on a key arterial route.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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