Srinagar: Residents of Lal Bazar are up in arms against the local MLA and authorities saying despite the worst drainage system, the government has failed to dewater the area.
Blocking the main roads, the locals said, We didnt see concerned MLA in the area even once after the elections though people are in crisis after the incessant rains. A defunct drainage system in Kanitar area of Lal Bazaar has forced us to come on roads and protest against the governments inability to swiftly act on the matter, Waqar Ahmad, a protester told KNS.
So far the MLA has not bothered to visit to see the condition of the people of his constituency. Why government asks people to vote and empower themselves when your MLA is nowhere in the scene when he is needed. We are the tax payers and such apathy is unacceptable, echoed another resident.
Reports informed KNS that during protests, angry residents blocked the road triggering huge traffic jam.
The drainage water is already inside our gardens, kitchen, drawing rooms and bedrooms, an angry resident said. Are authorities waiting to see our houses to get collapse before acting on the matter? he asked.
On Wednesday, one house in the area collapsed due to defunct drainage system.
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