Vijayawada: Residents are raising their voice for better civic amenities in Guntur Municipal Corporation that is up for civic polls on March 10.
They complain about the incomplete underground drainage works causing severe hardships to them in their daily lives. The roads remain dug up and the pits are left open with gaping holes. There were several instances of pedestrians falling into them and suffering injuries. There were also a few instances of such incidents resulting in deaths, say harried residents.
Fearing safety for their lives, some residents in posh colonies like Vidyanagar got some such pits filled up by spending money from their own pockets.
The narrow roads and lack of proper traffic islands result in traffic chaos. Lack of government-run city bus services meant a large number of auto rickshaws are plying, choking the narrow roads. There are very few parking areas, and streets as also other public places see haphazard parking of vehicles.
Though the…