Kerala: Should the roads be renamed ‘Ok-Road’ for filling the potholes? asks HC

By Express News Service

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday issued a directive to routinely register vigilance instances in opposition to the PWD engineers and contractors involved within the instances the place the roads go into disrepair and occurring potholes inside six months after the laying of the street or repairing and inside inquiry in instances of roads falling into disrepair inside one 12 months. 

Justice Davan Ramachandran additionally orally requested whether or not the street must be renamed ‘Ok Road’ for filling the potholes.

The vigilance inquiry must be initiated on the prima facie presumption that the monetary outlay for the laying or repairing of the street had been correctly utilized. The inquiry must be accomplished in six months and a report is filed earlier than the competent courtroom. “In the case, a road which goes into disrepair including the presence of pothole within a period of one year after it s repaired or laid, an inquiry by an internal agency shall conduct an inquiry. If any of the officers found culpable of criminal offence or negligence, necessary action as per law shall be initiated by registration of FIR or as per law,” mentioned the courtroom.

“It’s a tragedy that every monsoon we have to do this. Now I think it’s time for us to decide for the future,” mentioned the courtroom.
Narrating his private expertise Justice Davan Ramachandran mentioned “During a journey to Nilambur the roads from Kochi till Cheruthuruthi are good, but driving from Cheruthuruthi to Wandoor is horrible and miserable. I was wondering if it’s the same rain that lashes the state. How can we tolerate roads which destroy every six months? Good roads are the basic right of a citizen.”

He continued: “Where are the engineers? Why do we require these engineers, if they are unable to maintain roads of good quality? The engineers must treat the roads has been their own. Not a single engineers are on the road. Don’t provide a car to them and make them walk. Then they will understand the woes of people.” Then the federal government pleader submitted that only some engineers aren’t successfully doing their work.

“Are you willing to tell me there is no corruption in the road works? I have been speaking about the case for the last three years, I feel ashamed now, that I have to keep on saying the same thing every six months. What action has been taken against the engineers for the dilapidated condition of the roads?  Here all will wait for the road to be repaired and soon after that other authorities will come and dig it right away. The speedy completion of road maintenance will reduce traffic congestion,” mentioned the courtroom.

Not a single engineer has been made answerable for the pathetic situation of some roads besides when there’s a demise and main accidents are ready to occur. The authorities should look into this problem very severely since they’ve devoted departments to cope with roads that are headed by senior IAS officers and the need must be exhibited that no street is subjected to such agony, significantly in these instances. “Ironically the roads ought to have been maintained at the best state during monsoon because that is the time when vehicles would be exposed to accidents, but in our state, the contrary is often the truth. It is the monsoon time when the roads are in the worst situation,” noticed the courtroom.

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday issued a directive to routinely register vigilance instances in opposition to the PWD engineers and contractors involved within the instances the place the roads go into disrepair and occurring potholes inside six months after the laying of the street or repairing and inside inquiry in instances of roads falling into disrepair inside one 12 months. 

Justice Davan Ramachandran additionally orally requested whether or not the street must be renamed ‘Ok Road’ for filling the potholes.

The vigilance inquiry must be initiated on the prima facie presumption that the monetary outlay for the laying or repairing of the street had been correctly utilized. The inquiry must be accomplished in six months and a report is filed earlier than the competent courtroom. “In the case, a road which goes into disrepair including the presence of pothole within a period of one year after it s repaired or laid, an inquiry by an internal agency shall conduct an inquiry. If any of the officers found culpable of criminal offence or negligence, necessary action as per law shall be initiated by registration of FIR or as per law,” mentioned the courtroom.

“It’s a tragedy that every monsoon we have to do this. Now I think it’s time for us to decide for the future,” mentioned the courtroom.
Narrating his private expertise Justice Davan Ramachandran mentioned “During a journey to Nilambur the roads from Kochi till Cheruthuruthi are good, but driving from Cheruthuruthi to Wandoor is horrible and miserable. I was wondering if it’s the same rain that lashes the state. How can we tolerate roads which destroy every six months? Good roads are the basic right of a citizen.”

He continued: “Where are the engineers? Why do we require these engineers, if they are unable to maintain roads of good quality? The engineers must treat the roads has been their own. Not a single engineers are on the road. Don’t provide a car to them and make them walk. Then they will understand the woes of people.” Then the federal government pleader submitted that only some engineers aren’t successfully doing their work.

“Are you willing to tell me there is no corruption in the road works? I have been speaking about the case for the last three years, I feel ashamed now, that I have to keep on saying the same thing every six months. What action has been taken against the engineers for the dilapidated condition of the roads?  Here all will wait for the road to be repaired and soon after that other authorities will come and dig it right away. The speedy completion of road maintenance will reduce traffic congestion,” mentioned the courtroom.

Not a single engineer has been made answerable for the pathetic situation of some roads besides when there’s a demise and main accidents are ready to occur. The authorities should look into this problem very severely since they’ve devoted departments to cope with roads that are headed by senior IAS officers and the need must be exhibited that no street is subjected to such agony, significantly in these instances. “Ironically the roads ought to have been maintained at the best state during monsoon because that is the time when vehicles would be exposed to accidents, but in our state, the contrary is often the truth. It is the monsoon time when the roads are in the worst situation,” noticed the courtroom.