Finally, work begins to repair roads in Yadgir

Yadgir City Municipal Council starts road repair work after complaints of pothole-ridden roads, aiming to improve city infrastructure.

After a deluge of complaints from residents over pothole-ridden roads, the Yadgir City Municipal Council (CMC) has begun work to give a facelift to damaged roads within the municipal limits.

A majority of roads in the municipal limits barring the two highways, Kalaburagi to Gutti and Sindgi to Kodangal, that pass through the city, have been riddled with uncountable number of potholes owing to excess rainfall in the region.

The road on the Bhima bridge has been the worst affected and those who take the route, in fact, scold themselves for choosing such a bad road for their travel.

Following several complaints from the residents on the sorry state of the roads, the CMC has now initiated repair work.

“There have been many complaints often about the worst condition of the roads in the city. Using CMC grants, work has been taken up. And, over 75% of the work has already been completed. The remaining work will be completed shortly,” CMC president Lalita Anapur said.

The district administration and the CMC found themselves in an embarrassing situation when stand-up comedian Basavaraj Mamani, a resident of Yadgir, mooted the idea of citizens adopting damaged roads for repair with a few even responding to it positively.

“It is good that now the CMC itself is getting the roads repaired understanding the plight of the people who pay taxes,” Mr. Mamani said.