Panchkula Sector 15 parks in neglect

  • | Friday | 4th December, 2020

Tribune News ServicePanchkula December 3Public parks in Sector 15 are in a pitiable condition as the Panchkula Municipal Corporation has failed to ensure their maintenance through the sector park committee. From damaged playing equipment for children in one park to cars being parked inside another there is apparently no place for recreation. A resident on the condition of anonymity said: “We refrain from letting our children play in a park near our house as slides are broken. The authorities should initiate steps to change the damaged slides to ensure safety of children.”SK Nayar sector resident and the president of the Citizens' Welfare Association said: “Sector 15 is one of the densely populated sectors of the city with a population of over 15000. Three parks in our sector are in a state of neglect.

Tribune News Service Panchkula December 3 Public parks in Sector 15 are in a pitiable condition as the Panchkula Municipal Corporation has failed to ensure their maintenance through the sector park committee. From damaged playing equipment for children in one park to cars being parked inside another there is apparently no place for recreation. Residents say they have taken up the matter with the civic body several times but to no avail. A resident on the condition of anonymity said: “We refrain from letting our children play in a park near our house as slides are broken. Some of them are damaged enough to cause injury to children. The authorities should initiate steps to change the damaged slides to ensure safety of children.” SK Nayar sector resident and the president of the Citizens Welfare Association said: “Sector 15 is one of the densely populated sectors of the city with a population of over 15000. However residents are worried about the upkeep of the locality. Three parks in our sector are in a state of neglect. I have been approaching the civic body on these issues but to no avail.” However MC Commissioner RK Singh couldnt be contacted for his remarks on the issue.

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