Commuting on most Adityapur residential areas is a pain this monsoon owing to the ongoing sewerage project.

Sewer pipeline laying, which started in April last year, has a budget of Rs 235 crore and a timeframe of 30 months. Construction company Shapoorji Pallonji is implementing the project.

Though pipelines have been laid and manholes dug, most roads that had been dug up to lay pipelines have not yet been repaired. In monsoon, waterlogging makes dug-up roads more risky to life and limb.

Risky areas include Manjhitola, Hariom Nagar, Dindli Bustee, Saldih Bustee, Kuluptanga, Raidih Bustee and Satbahani where thousands have to gingerly take every step from the moment they step of out home to avoid falling into a muddy trench or manhole.

It is tough for traffic too, said Sudhansu Shekhar Sinha, a school teacher in Manjhitola. “All the roads have been dug up from the middle to lay the sewage pipes, but after that no one bothered to repair the roads and even them out.

Adityapur Municipal Corporation mayor Vinod Srivastava, monitoring the sewer project, said: “I had a talk with the contractor and civil engineer recently and they assured me that the damaged roads would be repaired soon,” he said.