Traffic cops fill potholes on busiest road in Old Gurugram

Gurugram: The failure of public agencies in the city to meet its deadline of revamping the city roads ultimately compelled the policemen to go beyond their call of duty and fill up the potholes. Two traffic policemen went the extra mile to ease vehicular flow at Agrasen Chowk, one of the busiest intersections in Old Gurugram, on Thursday. With MCG delaying repair work, they plugged potholes in the area to ease jams and reduce the risk of accidents.

Zonal officer of traffic police, ASI Yaduveer and constable Ajay, arranged cement, concrete and other items and dirtied their hands to finish the pending work. The activity, which is not part of their job, was lauded by commuters. Many of them clicked pictures and some offered financial help which the cops declined.

Agrasen Chowk, located next to Sadar Bazaar, witnesses heavy traffic coming from the Old Railway Road and moving towards Rajiv Chowk. The potholes were slowing down vehicular movement, leading to snarls of a kilometre or more. Earlier, Yaduveer had requested junior engineers of both SDO and MCG to plug the potholes but to no avail.

On Wednesday, a biker met with an accident due to the potholes and was injured. "On Thursday, after coming to work I first arranged cement, concrete and other items. Then, we started plugging the potholes," Yaduveer said, adding traffic movement was diverted for some time owing to work.

On Wednesday, police commissioner Muhammad Akil held a meeting with traffic police, directing them to take steps at their level, if required, to improve the traffic situation. A senior police officer said that it was appreciable that cops went beyond their official duties to resolve such problems but "the civic agency should have filled the pothole". "During monsoon, police ensured the city kept moving. Now, they are taking steps to resolve jams," Rajeev Yadav, a resident of Sector 4, said, adding it exposed the inefficiency of government agencies.