Lucknow: Road riddled with potholes & apathy

LUCKNOW: It was a year ago when TOI had highlighted the threat that craters and potholes dotting Mohaan Road pose to life and limb of commuters, but nothing has changed on the ground despite assurances by officials concerned.
The situation has worsened in the last one year and commuters are forced to slow down their vehicles to 5-10km/hour to safely move out of the deadly 2-km stretch between Naheria crossing to the starting point of the Agra-Lucknow expressway.
The entire stretch is riddled with huge caters (on an average 10-12 metres long and 10cm deep, pebbles and potholes.
According to residents of the area, the road had hardly been renovated in the last two years.
Mini Kulkarni of Delhi who took to Mohaan Road to reach her relatives in Naka, said: “The road is deadly. We were driving at 120 km/hour on the expressway and as we took to this road, we slowed down to almost 10 km/hour. My mother started praying when the front wheels of our vehicle got trapped in a crater.”
Another commuter Mohan Desai, who was driving his SUV cautiously, said, “From a distance, not a single crater was visible to me but as I came closer, I suddenly applied the brake. My daughter received minor injury as her head banged against the window. I cannot express my annoyance.”
Kalyan Kumar Singh, who resides near Shakuntala Mishra University on Mohaan Road, said: “Accidents are common here and are quite frequent during the night. We have been living here for the last 12 years and help those who meet with accidents near our house. Often youngsters on motorcycles injure themselves after failing to maintain balance.”
Another commuter Tamang Choti said, “I have clicked some pictures of the spot and will lodge an FIR against the public works department (PWD) for negligence.”
Engineer-in-chief, PWD, VK Niranjan said he would look into the matter and take necessary action.