Gaurav Kanthwal
Tribune News Service
Dera Bassi, August 23
After remaining closed for one month for the repair work, the Mirpur-Mubarakpur railway underpass continues to be waterlogged in the rainy season.
It seems the inconvenience caused to residents of Trivedi Camp, Mubarakpur, Mirpur and Bhankharpur from July 22 to August 8 will continue for the entire rainy season, as time and financial resources of the railway authorities have gone waste due to faulty planning.
On Sunday, the underpass was waterlogged after night shower. A generator had to be pressed into service to pump out water from the underpass. Again, the vehicular traffic was halted and people had to take a detour to reach their destination.
"A double rainwater harvesting system has been installed here. Two-feet deep underground drains too have been cleared for the passage of rainwater. Still the problem of waterlogging persists," said an engineering wing official of the Railways.
"This underpass has become a major source of inconvenience for residents of nearby villages. So much money is spent every year on this underpass, but the result is zero. The Railways authorities have to answer for this failure," said Rajkumar Saini, a Mirpur resident.
"A rainshed on one side of the underbridge is damaged, which fills the area with rainwater. Secondly, the drainage system of nearby residential area is broken. As a result sewer water also accumulates at the underpass," said experts.
Although the underpass was to be constructed by 2019, yet its work was completed after more than one year of its deadline. Instead of making commuting easy, it has become a source of daily inconvenience for residents here.
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