Road widening work is going on from LRP intersection to Indira Entertainment Park in Lakhimpur Kheri, but serious negligence of PWD has come to light in this construction. During road construction, tar is being poured without shifting the electric poles, due to which the poles are moving somewhere.
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Dangerous situation, major accident averted Last night, a truck collided with an electric pole standing in the middle of the road, due to which the pole fell, disrupting the power supply and blocking the road for hours. It was fortunate that this accident happened late at night, due to which a major accident was averted. Local people are continuously demanding the removal of these dangerous pillars, but PWD officials are ignoring this problem and continuing the construction work.
Widening Project Details Under this project, the Belrayan-Panwari link road from LRP intersection to Indira Forest Park in Mahevaganj is to be widened from seven meters to ten meters. Its foundation stone was laid by Public Works Minister Jitin Prasad on January 12. A budget of Rs 38 crore has also been approved for this work.
indifference of electricity department There are more than 500 electric poles in the way of road construction, the electricity department is not showing any interest in removing them. Notices have been issued to remove encroachments on the road, but the work of removing electric poles is still pending.
demand of local people Local residents have demanded the administration to remove the electric poles as soon as possible before road construction. He says that this situation can give rise to a major accident at any time.