'Is this a village in Ahmedabad or Rann of Kutch': Locals say, 5 feet of water is full, even 108 can't come in; Garbage, traffic and sewerage problems plague locals in Ranip

Elections to 48 wards of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will be held on April 26. The distribution of nomination papers has also started from today. Various parties have started central offices. At the same time, political parties are trying to woo the voters. But Ward No. The mood of the voters of 5 Ranip is different. When Divya Bhaskar's team went to Ground Zero and took stock of the current situation, there was anger among the people. 'Five feet of water is flooded, even 108 can't come in' "We have been living here for the last 30 years. This has been seen in this development for 30 years. It doesn't make any difference. Is it because there is no development here?. There is a flood of four or five feet here. When the monsoon comes, even 108 can't come here. Repeatedly, when we go to the corporation, no one pays any heed. What is the reason? We don't get any information and this is the situation. Is this a village in Ahmedabad or the Rann of Kutch? What area is this? I don't have an idea. Problem of rainwater logging and overflowing of drains Hemabhai, a resident of Nandanagar Society of the Gujarat Housing Board in Ranip, said, "There is a problem of rainwater logging here. There are no pucca roads here and there is also a problem of overflowing drains. The corporators do not meet them during the year. Leaders come during elections. I don't know whether this is a village of Ahmedabad or Kutch. There should be a change of power here due to the problems of water, sewerage and roads. 'We have to dispose of the water by breaking it ourselves' Ramjibhai said, "I live in Nandanagar. For a long time, there were many problems related to roads, water and lights, but no one paid attention. No one comes and asks us what your situation is and what your position is. When elections come, one or two leaders come and repeatedly say that they will get it done, but they are still not working. Locals angry over waterlogging problem in Ranip ward A local Congress leader told Divya Bhaskar that the footpath near ITI in Ranip was newly constructed. It was excavated and demolished by Torrent Power. Within a month, a new asphalt road was built and demolished to make an RCC road. Ranip ward has waterlogging and drainage problems. The poor people have been forced to live in hellish conditions due to the sewage water passing through the open in the Bakra Mandi area here. 'There is also a traffic problem in this ward' He further said that only one person is given infrastructure contracts. Poor planning and corruption are evident from the above. The corruption of the BJP will be exposed through RTI in the coming days. There is also a traffic problem in this ward. 'There is no sewer line, no water' "No corporator ever comes here to visit, and we don't even know who the corporator is. Small children fall due to waterlogging on the roads during the monsoon and there is also a problem of overflowing drains. Now it is very necessary to bring about change in order to improve the situation in the area. 'Those who demolished their houses have not been given new houses' Congress general secretary of Ranip ward Bharat Shah said, "After doing one thing, it is demolished and another work is done. This is how corruption is perpetrated. The houses of the people have been demolished to host the Commonwealth in the city and they have not been given new houses. 'Three new water tanks have been constructed to solve the drinking water problem' Dashrath Patel, who was elected in the last election, said that a Rs 200 crore project to construct a duck canal on the dirty water route of Chandrabhaga stream has been undertaken. In the last 5 years, three new water tanks have been constructed to overcome the drinking water problem in Ranip area. Out of the designated RCC roads in Ranip ward, 98 percent of the work has been completed. The ward has geneasium, library arrangements. 'Some work is in the pipeline' Dashrath Patel said that the work of constructing a community hall is underway. There will be three ponds and a new one will be built. A white-tapping road has been constructed from Balol Nagar crossroads to Pramukh Nagar. A sports complex is also set to take shape in Ranip. Out of the 840 crore worth of development works, some have been done and some are in the pipeline.