Ghansi Bazaar corporator Ranjana Devi Goel admitted that there was a delay but added that the works are nearing completion.

He said that the works have progressed very slowly in the last past months due to which his customers in surrounding areas have shifted their loyalties to other grocers. Inder Kumar, a grocery store owner from the area said that getting supplies to his store was proving impossible. He also complained that the dust from the road was settling on the clothes making his clients complain. Customers who are keen on getting their work done at my shop have been repeatedly enquiring over the phone if the condition of roads has improved,вЂќ said Rao fearing that he may lose his regular clientele.

I have large clientele based out of Banjara Hills and Hi-Tec City besides those from other parts of the Old City. вЂњAs the roads have been dug up, reaching my shop has become difficult for customers. P Narsing Rao, a tailor who has been operating out of the locality for 45 years complained that his business had hit an all time low. The authorities will have to make sure that the clearing up leaves no traces of the pipeline work and once the new road is laid, it should be as good as the old one,вЂќ he said. But those living in the neighbourhood have to ply on this stretch daily as they have no choice. вЂњRiding on the road in its present state can break a motoristвЂ™s back. V Shyam Sunder, a resident of Mahbub Chowk, informed that the Ghansi Bazaar road was laid three years ago and was in good condition. But the present condition of the road has kept motorists from plying on it. The Ghansi Bazaar road connects the Asaf Jahi Road (High Court Road) to Gulzar Houz and witnesses considerable traffic. The delay in sewerage pipeline laying work under the JNNURM scheme in their area has forced them to put up with dusty and broken roads with no immediate end to their misery in sight. HYDERABAD: Residents and businessmen of Ghansi Bazaar in the Old City are a troubled lot.

Broken roads 2012