Broken causeways, pothole-ridden roads in Kandi area life-threatening: ‘will observe fast unto death’ | Chandigarh News

Residents of the Kandi area in Hoshiarpur district express their growing frustration over the crumbling road infrastructure severely impacting their daily lives, even forcing students to miss school when it rains. Accusing the Punjab government of harbouring an impervious attitude towards their problems, a local group called ‘Diamond Youth Club Tappa’ has threatened to observe fast unto death starting August 15. After facing the fury of the devastating flood last year, the Kandi area has been facing a worsening commuting crisis as the monsoon sets in, damaging already crumbling roads…

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