Shattered LED at Jayastambh Chowk Poses Accident Risk

Reflections from the broken LED panel could distract or blind drivers

An LED screen at the heart of Jayastambh Chowk has been shattered, creating a high risk of accidents due to sharp reflections during daylight and nighttime. Commuters are urged to exercise caution in the area. Authorities have been alerted, but immediate action is awaited to prevent any mishap.

Jaistambh Chowk LED Damaged Jaistambh Chowk, which is called the heart of the capital Raipur, is in a bad condition these days. The LED screens installed all around the Chowk have broken and the glass is shattered and scattered. These LEDs used to show pictures of great men like Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh. The situation is that after the LEDs broke, no public representative is paying attention to it.

Let us tell you that the previous Congress government had spent lakhs of rupees in the beautification of Jaistambh Chowk of the capital Raipur. Under the Raipur Smart City project, LED lights and digital screens were installed around the Chowk, the purpose of which was to make the Chowk historically and culturally rich.

MLA Chandrakar had raised objection in the Assembly

Recently, MLA Ajay Chandrakar had raised objection in the Assembly and raised the question that why is the historic Jaistambh Chowk being made a medium of publicity? Then the government had cited beautification and pictures of great men.