KARACHI, Oct 8: Lyari’s main artery Shah Latif Bhittai Rooad, previously known as Atamaram Pretum Das Road, is still in shambles, owing to which residents and commuters have been suffering.

This artery links Lyari with Site, Keamari and Saddar towns and all leads to Ahmed Shah Bukhari Road, Slaughter House Road, Haji Pir Mohmmad Road, Fidha Husain Shaika Road, Mir Mohammad Baloch Road, D.D Chaudhary Road.

Area people said as this main road has not been maintained properly in the past, it has developed potholes.

They said work on improvement of the road started during the tenure of the former Nazim, but it was abandoned for unknown reasons and the present setup has committed to start work but so far nothing has been done and the situation is turning from bad to worse.

A survey shows that a complete chaos prevails on the road day and night, disturbing people’s normal civic life.

All appeals to made by the people for the repair of the road have gone unheeded according to the people.

This vital artery of about 10 kilometres length has no footpath at many of its portions. As such, pedestrians, particularly women and children, cannot walk.

At most of the places, footpaths are completely encroached upon by vendors, pan-shops, auto-rickshaw workshops and food stalls leaving no space for pedestrians for walk.

The members of Baghdadi Mohallah Committee said the situation was worst at the Moosa Lane portion. They recalled that some years back, a drain along the roadside had been dug between Lucky Arcade and Jan Bai Maternity Home, but the same had been abandoned and it appears that the civic agency had forgotten this important project.