Kamal Kumar Biswas.TOD.Balurghat
Residents of Balurghat planted rice seedlings on a waterlogged road Sunday to protest what they described as years of neglect of local roads and a deteriorating drainage system.The demonstration took place in the Nepali Para area, covering Wards 9, 10 and 13 of Balurghat Municipality. The protest was organized by local workers of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M).
Residents said they had been forced to navigate roads filled with mud and stagnant water, making everyday travel difficult. They also complained that the drainage system had largely collapsed, leaving dirty water and garbage along the road.Shankar Saha, a local CPI(M) worker, said an important road stretching for nearly a kilometer through Nepali Para had not been properly repaired for a long time.
“The drainage system has also virtually broken down,” Mr. Saha said, according to the protesters. “Residents have to pass through dirty water and waste every day.”Residents accused the local municipal councillor of failing to address their concerns after the election. They said repeated neglect had left the neighborhood struggling with deteriorating infrastructure and poor sanitation.
The protesters demanded immediate repairs to the road and restoration of the drainage system. They warned that if the municipality failed to take action soon, they would escalate the protest and surround the municipal offices.The demonstration, including the symbolic planting of rice seedlings on the damaged road, underscored the residents’ frustration with conditions they say have persisted for years without an adequate municipal response.
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