GUWAHATI: Within a couple of months after the construction of the new dividers along the stretch of the GS Road (Srimanta Sankardev Path), the citizens have put their ‘stamp’ as a mark of their presence on the road by spitting on them.
It is to be mentioned that the new dividers and footpaths are being constructed in several parts of the city under the Smart City Project wherein the Assam government has invested crores of rupees.
It looks like the stains have been sprayed from a fast-moving vehicle thereby leaving a modern-day graffiti feel on the concrete dividers.
The Public Works Department (PWD) had undertaken beautification works on the GS Road in November 2018.
New wider dividers have been built along the road with tree plantation.
In the first phase, the PWD is covering the stretch from Ulubari to Ganeshguri. The department is doing away with the existing road dividers and replacing them with better and wider ones. It is also removing the uneven footpaths and replacing them with colourful tiles with patterns. The estimated budget for this city beautification project is Rs 47 crores.
