The inspection was carried out following complaints from residents in the area, the MLA said.
An Uttar Pradesh MLA was seen reprimanding a road contractor over the poor quality of a freshly paved road in his constituency in a video that has been widely shared online. “Is this road? Can a car run on this road,” the lawmaker, seemingly outraged, is heard saying as tar peels off the road as he scrapes it with his shoes.
The road inspection was conducted by Bediram, a lawmaker from Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, in his constituency of Ghazipur. The inspection was carried out following complaints from residents in the area, the MLA said.
“There was no official of PWD (Public Works Department) there. I raised the issue with the contractor about this and talked to the higher officials of PWD. The road was not being built according to the standard and the construction was being done in such a way that it would not last even for a year or even six months,” Mr Ram said.
The road in question was part of the 4.5-kilometre stretch connecting Jangipur-Bahariyabad-Yusufpur in Jakhanian area.
This is not the first time that poor-quality of roads in the state have come to light.
Last year, a video of a man in Pilibhit district “uprooting” an unfinished road with his bare hands to reveal departmental corruption was widely circulated online.
The estimated cost of the road’s construction was Rs 3.8 crore.
