Ludhiana, Feb. 3 -- Even though the Ludhiana municipal corporation (MC) has fixed a 20-day deadline on Friday to level roads dug for laying pipelines under the World Bank and AIIB-funded canal water supply project, several areas across the city continue to face serious inconvenience due to unplanned excavation and incomplete restoration work.

The problem is particularly visible at Kitchlu Nagar Road near a gurdwara, where the road has caved in at one point days after pipeline-laying work was completed. Despite repeated complaints, the dug-up stretch has not been brought to road level, posing a risk to commuters, especially during night hours.

Similar conditions have been reported from Pakhowal Road near the Indoor Stadium, Model Town an...