Repair work stalls traffic at GMCH roundabout, commuters harassed

Traffic Inspector Jasminder Singh said that extra force was deputed at the roundabout since morning. However, another traffic cop said that at 4 pm, the traffic cops were diverted to nakas which were to be laid from 4 pm to 6 pm.

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Rohan Gupta, a resident of Zirakpur who was going towards Chandigarh, called the police control room twice to report that an ambulance was stuck in the traffic. “I made two calls to the PCR complaining that there were no policemen at the roundabout. The second time the call attendant refused to accept my claims.”

Gupta added that 20 minutes after he was stuck, the police came to regulate the traffic.

Another commuter, Suresh Chand, who was returning from work, said, “Why can’t they carry out this work at night? Everyone is rushing home from work and this is when they decide to repair the roads!”

UT Chief Engineer S K Chahda seemed unaware of the chaos and said that he would get the work stalled for some time.

Meanwhile, executive engineer Prem Pal said that he would instruct the contractor to stall the work at peak hours.