NYOOOZ Exclusive: Roads drilled for Durga Pooja Pandal sponsors, traffic condition worsens in Allahabad

  • | Wednesday | 20th September, 2017

Roads across the city have been dug for advertisment purposes during Navratri in Allahabad, Sadly, potholes on roads were not enough to make the city smart, the Durga Pooja Commitees did thier bit to add to Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s vision of a smart Allahabad. By Saumya Mishra

On one hand where the Uttar Pradesh government has been striving to make Allahabad a smart city, roads have been dug to promote the sponsors of various `Durga Poojas` across the city.

Yes, while the whole city is set to soak in the festivities of Navratri, Durga Pooja and Vijaydashmi, Durga Pooja commitees have drilled holes in the road to make standee for the sponsors.

NYOOOZ Allahabad took a tour of the whole city to examine the condition of roads and to our astonishment an approximately 12-feet-wide road near the Kydganj area has been made narrower than 8 feet because of advertisments on bamboo sticks.

A base for advertisment of Gold`s gym at the Hotstuff crossing has been made damaging the road. Approximately 8 bamboo sticks have been dug in the middle of the road here.

Similarly, the road has been drilled at the Indira Gandhi crossing by the Cantonment Durga Pooja Committee.
The South Malaka area of Allahabad, which already has conjusted roads, has a similar tale.

Roads have been excessively exploited in Rambagh area where, besides the advertisment set up, more bamboos have been dug into roads for lighting purposes.

Commenting on the matter, ADM city Atul Singh said that no permissions have been granted for digging the roads for advertisment purposes, only pandals have been permitted.

When NYOOOZ Allahabad enquired one of the Durga Pooja commitee president about the permission to damage public property, he said that it is only done for the sponsors and advertisment.

A huge amount of money is spent on Durga Pooja Pandalas in Allahabad, however looking the the current condition of Allahabad roads, digging them up for Durga pooja will only worsen the situation.

Several areas in the pictures face heavy traffic on daily basis and with these advertisment bamboos up on the roads, life of commuters has already begun to effect adversely. Though most of the Durga pooja comitees have mindlessly dug roads, the Darbhanga commitee has smartly put bamboos with the help of iron bases without damaging roads.

The upcoming 10 days will be a fest for many and with these advertisments occupying more than half of the road in many areas, the aftermath of these area will be a pity sight.


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