Railway colonies in Lucknow current an image of civic neglect
LUCKNOW Infrastructure of 31 railway colonies within the metropolis is a residing instance of civic neglect. Dilapidated homes, damaged roads, overflowing drains and poor waste administration are making life powerful for residents. The worst amongst these are Fateh Ali Ka Talab, Barha and LD colonies in Charbagh below the Northern Railway (Lucknow division).
A dilapidated home at a railway colony in Alambagh. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photograph)
“Virtually all railway colonies have dilapidated homes, however persons are residing right here illegally in connivance with high officers and engineering division officers,” stated Ravindra Singh, a resident of Anand Nagar. Officers are usually not capable of evict unlawful occupants due to some influential union leaders, he claimed.
5 members of a household, together with three youngsters, died after the roof of their dilapidated home collapsed in Anand Nagar Fateh Ali space of Alambagh in Lucknow on Saturday morning. In accordance with the police, the Railways had declared the home unsafe for residing and even issued a discover to the household to vacate it, however they continued to reside there.
“Lately, one Satish, his spouse Saloni and three youngsters died when the roof of a dilapidated home fell on them in Fateh Ali colony, however no official has been held accountable for the lack of lives,” lamented Aman Kumar, one other resident of Anand Nagar.
A resident of Barha railway colony stated: “Residents of those colonies live in hellish circumstances – roads are non existent, homes want rapid repairs however the engineering division says it doesn’t have funds. So, we’ve to spend on the repairs/renovations of the homes the place we reside. However how can we assemble roads or drains…waste on the highway is rotting at a number of locations.”
“The highway is non-existent and homes are crumbling, however the railways administration doesn’t have the time to go to these areas,” stated one other resident of Fateh Ali Ka Talab Colony.
He stated as a substitute of being accountable, the administration shrugged off its duty by saying these homes have been declared unfit to be used.
Corporator of Shri Guru Govind Singh ward Shravan Nayak stated, “The roads in many of the railway colonies are damaged and stuffed with deep potholes, I’ve written a number of letters to the DRM and different railways officers on this regard however in useless. I additionally met officers for the demolition of dilapidated homes however they saved ignoring it.”
Nonetheless railways officers stated, “Notices had been issued to vacate dilapidated homes however individuals occupied them illegally.”
“There are 31 railway colonies within the metropolis during which there are round 6,000 homes for workers of varied classes. Of those, round 1,750 buildings are dilapidated. Amongst these, round 750 fall within the class of ‘very dilapidated and harmful’. Round 15,000 individuals reside in railway colonies, of which round 2000 reside in dilapidated homes,” stated Vikram Shambhu Singh, PRO, Northern Railway.
He stated the Railways is quickly going to demolish dilapidated homes and the method for tenders on this regard is underway.
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