KARACHI, Dec 15: The Gulshan town administration and Faisal Cantonment Board are not ready to own the responsibility of roads in Gulistan-i-Jauhar.

Almost the entire road network has eroded and the locality needs major road carpeting while the authorities seem to have turned a blind eye towards the issue.

“There is not a single road which can be described motorable,” residents say.

Potholes and craters of varying sizes from Jauhar More up to the Met Office have created immense difficulties for motorists to ply on the roads. Nevertheless, the double road linking University Road and Jauhar Chowrangi is impassable. The two-way traffic on one track poses threat to the lives of motorists, motorcyclists and passers-by. Similar conditions prevail on the road from Jauhar Chowrangi up to the road leading to ASF Headquarters.

The condition of small bridge linking Gulistan-i-Jauhar with PIA Township is also fragile which could result in any major mishap if the concerned authorities fail to take immediate measures. “The roads in small villages of interior Sindh are of much better condition than the roads in Jauhar,” says Shahid Husain, a resident of the area.

The portion of Rashid Minhas Road from COD to Askari-IV and Stadium Road from Dalmia to National Stadium, located in cantonment area, were widened and carpeted by the previous city government. The lethargy of the authorities concerned towards the citizens and their problems reflected how taxpayers were treated by the government, said a resident of Gulistan-i-Jauhar.