GHAZIABAD: Construction work on the approach road to Crossings Rebublik has finally started after months of neglect by both GDA and GNIDA . The move came after residents of the township met chief secretary Anup Chandra Pandey and apprised him of the problem, who in turn directed the two development agencies to commence work on the stretch last week.The GNIDA started work on the stretch under its jurisdiction on Monday. “The approach road to Crossings Republik via Rishpalgarhi village is a commuter’s nightmare, as it is narrow, filled with potholes and inundated with sewer water most of the time,” said Amod Giri, a resident. “This road is the only option for school buses and heavy vehicles. They can’t take Shahaberi road because a high-mast barrier has been put up there. When our repeated requests to GNIDA and GDA bore no results, we approached the chief secretary, who goaded the two authorities to act,” Giri added.Earlier, the then GDA vice-chairperson Ritu Maheshwari had directed the chief engineer to conduct a survey of the stretch falling under its jurisdiction. “The GDA is yet to conduct the survey,” said Giri.Meanwhile, GDA chief engineer VN Singh said the original approach road conceived for the township passed through a different route. “Residents had approached Allahabad high court over the matter, and the court directed us to construct the road. But a patch of private land in the way got stuck in litigation, so we had to abandon the project. The present road is under GNIDA’s jurisdiction as of now and GDA doesn’t have much role in its construction,” Singh said.

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