State of Roads in Mangalore
June 6th, 2005 at 03:20pm
Is a real sad scene when it comes to the roads in Mangalore. The rains are on time this year, and its going to rain cats and dogs in the next few days for a couple of months. But the situation of roads has gone from bad to worse.
The roads were dug for (re)laying drainage lines, telecom cables etc starting Feb/March, I guess, and not properly covered up at many of the places, which can be quite dangerous. I was hoping that they would do at-least (re)tar the roads before it rained, but it turned out to be much more worse than I had hoped for. Forget the tar, they haven’t even covered the trenches properly. At some places, they have done some patch up work, but its clearly of sub-standard quality, and already the patch work has disappeared at many of the places. (in just 5 days!!!).
The city corporation has issued a notification banning digging of roads in the next three months starting June 1st to telecom companies etc.., but it has not bothered to close the trenches that have been dug right about in April / May. Even after the notification, today, since it was a bit sunny, I saw some MAJOR digging happening on at-least 4 roads. (i.e., almost all the roads i traveled today!!)
The next three/four months would be really bad, causing major problem to public. But who cares? The municipal folks are not bothered at all. They are just worried about their pockets! Hopeless people. All it needs is a little bit of planning. Don’t know when our country will improve.
Tags: bad, infrastructure, potholes, roads, sad
Entry Filed under: Mangalore
6 Comments Add your own
1. KJ | June 7th, 2005 at 11:53 am (subscribed to comments)
The condition of roads not only in Mangalore but all over India is bad. And to imagine Bombay has to deal with the problem during heavy rains when the trains also stop completely.
KJ
2. Prashant | June 17th, 2005 at 1:26 am
If you come to bangalore you will see how badaly roads are damaged.
I feel in coming days we have signs saying that “Road Ahead drive safely”
3. Arjun | June 17th, 2005 at 11:19 am
Well said Prashanth!
4. Gana | June 23rd, 2005 at 5:47 pm
Agree to whatever is said but blame ultimately has to be on us. How many of us in Mangalore actually protest against muncipality or city buses or violation of any public spaces ? Sometimes I get the feeling that Mangalore people are too selfish caring just for themselves. !
5. jay | July 12th, 2007 at 8:12 am (subscribed to comments)
It very very unfortunate that funds allocated to developments in infrastructre are not being used effectively. I think the younger generation atleast should wake up and create an awareness amongst general public. The whole process of development should be transparent. Periodically officials of Mangalore Municipality should update the public about the progress, difficulties faced by them and future plan on major local newpapers. There may be genuine problems like adverse weather. But public has to be kept informed.
There are so many educational institutions in Mangalore. Why don’t student leaders as a combined force act so that Mangaloreans get what they desearve?
6. henry martis | June 27th, 2008 at 1:37 am
The Muncipality commissioner
Give first importance to close the open drainage near Kottargutthu opp T.M pai Convention Hall.MG road Our Rahul Gandhi visited the site is not good for citizen in health and hygine piont of view,
Regards
Henry
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