Roads across Calcutta have been dug up to lay drainage and water pipelines, narrowing the road width and often reducing streets to single-lane carriageways. However, the reduced road width is causing traffic snarls, and the roads have also become dusty. The pipes stacked by the roadside are for the drainage network that will be laid underground. KMC officials said new drainage lines will be laid under nearly 5km of roads, which will include Lee Road, Justice Dwarakanath Road, Heyshyam Road, Allenby Road and Woodburn Road. On Sunday, a new stretch was dug open to replace a parallel line where new cracks have been identified.

Source: The Telegraph February 09, 2026 03:15 UTC