Ravneet Singh
DESPITE being the home turf of former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, this seat has suffered on account of the sitting legislator’s absence for over four-and-a-half years. Though the
city received two new state universities during the Congress regime, major projects launched over the last five years have remained incomplete.
These include the Rs 503-crore canal-based clean drinking water project,
Heritage Street, shifting of dairies outside the city and construction of the new bus stand. Residents complain of regular blockage of the sewerage system and flooding of the internal city roads during rains. Kundan Gogia, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, said: “Every rainy season, water enters houses and cars get damaged. It also affects businesses.”
Traffic snarl-ups are commonplace in the city owing to regular protests by unions. The clearance of the garbage dump at Sanauri Adda also remains pending. The only silver lining remains the rejuvenation of the iconic Rajindra tank lake after a gap of 15 years. With Capt Amarinder forming the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC), the constituency is likely to witness a keen contest among the Congress, AAP, PLC and Shiromani Akali Dal candidates.
Patiala Urban: Major projects far from complete
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