Smart city project add to the woes of walled Jaipur

Jaipur | Wednesday | 16th May, 2018

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Long traffic jams were witnessed in narrow lanes of the walled city area, which connects Chaura Rasta and Kishanpole Bazar Rohan Vijay, a resident of walled city area said, “The civic bodies are not carrying out work with proper planning. Many faced inconvenience as people got stuck for hours due to sudden blockage of arterial road,”Under the smart road project, the Jaipur Smart City Limited (JSCL) is constructing a ducting in the area. This sudden damage of road has brought more disappointment amongst shopkeepers of walled city area. JAIPUR: After Jaipur Metro , the barricades erected for the smart city project are causing inconvenience to commuters in the walled city area.Traffic was thrown out of gear on Wednesday after a portion of road in Kishanpole Bazaar caved-in and traffic going from Chotti Chaupar towards Ajmeri Gate was diverted. Cracks on the road appeared after heavy vehicles passed through it.”The project at Kishanpole Bazar was in controversy since its inception..