Chandigarh, Jan. 17 -- Holding that safe roads were an integral part of the right to life, the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has said that negligence in road maintenance and absence of basic safety infrastructure amounts to violation of human rights under Article 21 of the Constitution The observation came during the commission's hearing of a complaint pertaining to absence of proper road signs and markings at Chandawas Chowk on the Rewari by-pass. In a January 8 order, the commission comprising chairperson Justice (retd) Lalit Batra and members Kuldip Jain and Deep Bhatia noted that providing safe road infrastructure to citizens was a constitutional obligation. "At several locations, issues have arisen regarding inter-departmental jurisdiction and responsibility for road signage, thermoplastic road markings, cat-eyes, dividers, and other safety measures. In view of this, the commission has sought updated and comprehensive reports from all concerned authorities, including NHAI, PWD (B&R),Haryana State Roads & Bridges Development Corporation (HSRDC), HSIIDC, HSAMB, Urban Local Bodies, HSVP, Development & Panchayats department, and the traffic police,'' said a HHRC spokesperson citing the order. The commission ordered that road surfaces should be properly maintained and should be free from potholes, cracks, subsidence or obstructions. "Timely repairs, resurfacing and upkeep should be done to ensure safe vehicular and pedestrian movement. There should be regular maintenance of carriageways, shoulders, medians, footpaths, culverts and drains. On wide carriageways and multi-lane roads with two to six lanes, adequate numbers of cat-eyes and retro-reflective road studs should be installed at proper intervals across all lanes to ensure clear lane demarcation, especially during night-time, delineators be installed on both sides of central divider of roads having six or more lanes (including six-lane and eight-lane roads)," the commission said. The commission has sought compliance reports supported by photographic evidence at least a week before the next hearing on April 9....