Azad Nagar residents angry over poor development of the area.

26 July 2013 / Rizwan Ganguly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Residents of Azad Nagar 4th Cross (near Imam Shafi Masjid) expressed their anger on panchayat and panchayat officials on poor development of their area. Yesterday, all discarded stuff of an under-construction house was thrown on the road and in the drains due to which they went more furious and demanded that panchayat officials visit and inspect the situation but in spite of their request no one turned up. As per the locals, they haven't witnessed any development work since past 20 years except for street lights. During the rainy season, the roads are full of pot holes which make difficult to even walk on these roads. Further, since this locality is in close proximity to a forest, two children have already been victims of animals preying from the nearby forest. Residents have been dissenting on these issues and they have threatened to take out a big protest in case their issues are not resolved soon.