CHANDIGARH: People damaging roads by releasing water from their houses will soon be liable for punishment as the Haryana government mulls over a 3-month imprisonment. State PWD Minister Rao Narbir Singh also proposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on such people along with the provision of jail. He said the government would soon introduce a legislation in this connection.
Officials said villagers cause major damage to the roads by releasing the water. Under the proposed law, even those who throw water on road from a bucket will face punishment. Singh said this was the first time in Haryana that the government has decided to use green technology for construction of roads on the patterns of German technology. He said the technology will be used to construct a 5-kilometre road from Hansi to Sultanpur along with roads in Gurgaon, Faridabad, Rewari and Karnal. He said a state quality monitoring cell had been constituted for monitoring of projects costing more than £300,000. “A special campaign is being run to make the roads pothole-free and a Whatsapp number will be issued that can be used by anyone to register complaints regarding damaged roads.”
The minister said during 2016-17, roads with a total length of 5,605 km would be strengthened at a cost of £181.8 millione. According to the minister, the Union Railway Ministry has been urged to do away with unmanned railway crossings in the state. Replying to another question regarding felling of a large number of trees during the recent agitation in the state, Rao Narbir, who is also state forest minister, said FIRs had been registered in this regard. "No particular individual had been identified and action would be taken as soon as the accused are identified," he added.
