The washing away of the culvert poses a threat to the road connecting the township with Panchkula extension. The approach road from Sector 25 of the township to Ramgarh has already been damaged due to the gushing river waters.

The culvert had been constructed to divert the water from soil erosion and also to save the approach road connecting Sector 25 to Ramgarh. The bridge has been built at a cost of about Rs 10.5 crore. This appraoch road has also started caving in and there is widespread resentment among the residents, especially those residing in the Panchkula extension. Much of the fertile land has also been eroded and there is possibility of more following further rains in the area.

The PWD Department, when contacted, said that it would reconstruct the culvert as the department still possessed the contractor's security. The discharge in the river, as recorded on Wednesday when the damage took place, was 82,626 cusecs, which is the heaviest since August 1995. So far, the maximum discharge was 1,27,000 cusecs.

According to sources, good quality of earth was not used to construct the culvert and to further strengthen the structure, iron net was also not reportedly used, which caused the damage.

However, the solution is not to reconstruct the culvert but to ensure that the material used is of good quality, say the residents. Otherwise it can again cause heavy damage to the property on which the administration has invested so much, the residents add.