Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Potholes Plague Alaktika, Greenwood Sonata Residents
Residents of Alaktika Housing Complex and Greenwood Sonata in Action Area IID are facing a big problem with the roads.
The roads are full of deep holes called potholes, which can damage cars and make it dangerous for people to drive or ride.
The roads started getting bad about a year ago and got worse after the monsoon.
The residents have written many times to the Newtown Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) to fix the roads, but nothing has been done.
The problem is made worse by garages and vendors who park their things on the sides of the road, making it even harder to drive around the potholes.
There are also some broken streetlights, which make it difficult to see the potholes at night.
The latest complaint was sent on October 21 to the new chairman of NKDA.
An NKDA official said they are looking into the problem and have been trying to get tenders for the work.
Residents of Alaktika Housing Complex and Greenwood Sonata face dangerous potholes on roads leading out of their area.
The roads have been deteriorating for over a year and worsened after the last monsoon.
Multiple complaints have been sent to the Newtown Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA), with the latest on October 21.
Garages, vendors, and malfunctioning streetlights exacerbate the problem.
NKDA officials have promised to look into the matter and are floating tenders for the work.
- Who
- Residents of Alaktika Housing Complex and Greenwood Sonata
- What
- Deteriorating roads with numerous potholes causing safety hazards
- When
- Over a year, worsened after last monsoon
- Where
- Action Area IID, near City Centre 2
- Why
- Lack of maintenance and additional obstructions like garages and vendors
- Location
- Alaktika Housing Complex and Greenwood Sonata, Action Area IID
- Issue
- Deteriorating roads with numerous potholes
- Duration
- Over a year, worsened after last monsoon
- Complaints
- Multiple complaints sent to NKDA
- Latest Complaint
- October 21, addressed to NKDA chairman Sovan Chatterjee
- Additional Issues
- Garages, Sufal Bangla sellers, and malfunctioning streetlights
- NKDA Response
- Promised to look into the matter, tenders being floated