Here, you can’t drive after dark

SOUTH CITY: Kavita Goel, a homemaker from Country Homes (North), does not like to drive into the city in the evenings because the stretch to Ferozepur Road, which she has to take, has hardly any streetlights that function. Kavita says driving her Honda Accord does not feel safe on the road after dark because either the lights are damaged or the poles have no lights.
Sharing her grouse, many residents of the posh South City, Country Homes and Sukhmani Enclave complain that the authorities have not been paying attention and maintaining the stretch. While the public works department washed its hands off claiming that it is the municipal corporation’s work, the latter said it will look into the matter.
MC promises to repair streetlights
Residents of South City, Country Homes and Sukhmani Enclave complain that it is hard for them to drive out to the city after dark because there are hardly any streetlights.
Charanjeet Singh Bains, executive engineer of PWD said, “Maintenance of roads connecting South City and Sukhmani Enclave to Ferozepur Road through the small bridge on Sidhwan Canal is under my department but streetlights are looked after by MC.” Commissioner MC M S Jaggi said, “Now that the matter has been brought to our notice we will get the streetlights repaired.”
The assurance is little consolation to Kavita Goel of Country Homes. “There is no side wall for the canal along the road making it very risky to drive through the road. There have been many accidents due to non-functional streetlights,” says Kavita.