The Road Was Built. Then Dug Up. Then Repaired. Then Dug Up Again.
A Citizen's Question About Public Money
Every taxpayer has seen this.
A new road is laid.
Citizens are happy.
The road looks smooth.
Traffic improves.
Then a few weeks later, machines arrive.
The road is cut open.
A drainage line needs work.
A water pipeline needs replacement.
A cable needs to be installed.
The road is patched.
Rain arrives.
The patch sinks.
Potholes appear.
Vehicles get damaged.
Citizens suffer.
And then public money is spent again.
The question is simple.
Why wasn't the planning done before the road was built?
Every rupee spent by the government comes from the people.
From the taxes paid by workers.
From the GST paid by consumers.
From the earnings of small businesses.
From the hard work of farmers, employees, professionals, and entrepreneurs.
Public money is not free money.
It belongs to the people.
When a road is built and then repeatedly excavated, citizens face costs that are rarely discussed.
A motorcyclist falls because of an uneven patch.
A family spends money repairing vehicle suspension and tyres.
An ambulance loses valuable time in traffic caused by road work.
Businesses suffer because customers avoid damaged roads.
School children travel through unsafe streets.
Daily wage workers lose income due to delays.
The cost is not only financial.
The cost is also measured in inconvenience, lost time, stress, accidents, and sometimes even lives.
India has some of the world's best engineers.
India has built highways, bridges, metros, airports, and space missions.
Surely we can also plan our local infrastructure better.
Why should one department build a road while another department plans to dig it up a few weeks later?
Why should citizens pay multiple times for the same stretch of road?
Why are long-term infrastructure plans not fully coordinated before construction begins?
The issue is not whether water pipelines, drainage systems, electricity, or communication networks are important.
They are essential.
The issue is whether planning happens before spending public money.
Good governance is not measured by how many times a road is repaired.
Good governance is measured by how long it lasts.
UBDP believes every citizen has the right to ask:
Who approved the project?
Was future utility work considered?
Who is responsible for restoration?
What quality standards were followed?
How is public money being protected?
These are not political questions.
These are taxpayer questions.
India deserves infrastructure that is planned once, built properly, and maintained responsibly.
Citizens deserve transparency.
Citizens deserve accountability.
Citizens deserve value for every rupee spent.
Because public money is not government money.
Public money belongs to the people.
UBDP Asks:
Why are roads repeatedly dug up after construction, and how can Bharat ensure better planning, accountability, and long-term infrastructure management?
United Bharat Development Party (UBDP)
Development Today. Prosperity Tomorrow.
https://www.ubdp.org/ | @ubdpindia
