News: Sector 71 linked to SPR a year ago, but no streetlights on stretch yet, say residents-15-08-2021
Gurgaon: Thousands of families living in Sector 71 as well as commuters are having a harrowing time due to the lack of streetlights in the area. They claimed that the stretch connecting the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) to CHD Avenue 71 have no source of illumination whatsoever, while the streetlights on the stretch between the Behrampur and Fazilpur village remain non-functional most of the time giving jitters to motorists and pedestrians.
The residents claimed that it has been over a year since the road connecting to SPR was developed, but the lack of streetlights is making it difficult for commuters to travel post-sunset. They alleged that several complaints have been made to the authorities concerned but all their pleas have fallen on deaf ears.
Unmukt Sharma, a resident of Andour Heights, “Both the stretches connecting to our society are poorly lit and posing a serious security risk to passersby and commuters while travelling on these roads. Out of 900, more than 350 families are currently living here. We have raised the issue multiple times at various platforms but to no avail. Besides the lack of streetlights, the road connecting to SPR does not have a footpath.”
The residents claimed that many incidents of carjacking, snatching and harassment have been reported in the past due to dark spots.
Gaurav Kalra, a resident of CHD Avenue 71, said, “Streetlights are yet to be installed in most places, while in the others the lights are defunct due to lack of maintenance by the civic authority. More than 750 families are being affected due to the callous attitude of the authority.”
Similarly, the 3-km-long stretch between Tulip Violet in Sector 69 to Paras Irene in Sector 70A turns to pitch dark after sunset in the absence of streetlights. Rajat Srivastava, a resident of BPTP Astaire Gardens said, “For the last two years, we have been chasing the authorities but nothing has been done so far.”
Meanwhile, Arun Dhankar, a superintending engineer at HSVP, said that the work on the installation of streetlights is underway. “The estimate for the installation has been submitted for approval from the headquarters”
