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ST Bed Koramangala area, Is this rework of drainage-covering height increase needed?
Written By dvsquare - 16 April, 2011
Civic amenities Bangalore Koramangala Analysis Living Pedestrians footpaths
Have a look at these 2 photos, the footpaths over the drainage lines in ST Bed, Koramangala area.
I think, whatever done is very good, it may be right in some views, but at the same time I see no value additions of this rework when there was alreayd a little lower covering was already there. See the first photo, it has both kind of covering over the drainage, at both heights. What could be the reason for increasing the height and re-work all the drainage coverings? Instead that money may be spent on some other infra stuff in ST Bed area. Or this is just a money making stuff by the corporators or MLA or BBMP officials or whatever?
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Whom to ask details about this rework
dvsquare - 18 April, 2011 - 09:02
I am willing to file an RTI asking, what has prompted them to rework the same sidewalks being done recently?
Deepak
Hundreds of crores of tax payers money is being wasted/pocketed by constructing such useless foot paths, bus shelers etc. at unwanted locations, ignoring the areas where these are actually required.
Such foot paths and bus shelters constructed without conforming to any norms or fulfilling the requirements of the actual users, i.e. pedestrians/ bus commuters etc. create only stumbling blocks inconveniencing the users,but are shown as 'developments'!
K.V.Pathy
dvsquare - 18 April, 2011 - 06:07
In this ST Bed Area, I stay, so I can very well say that the earlier footpaths were good enough and good drainage coverage as well, and they have done it recently only, not too old. I don't see a good reason for this rework. I don't know if there is some reason we are missing, but then what happened when they first developed this, a few months back, why didn't they think of this earlier? In any case its loss of taxpayer's money right?
One thing, I want to say is this, they have also done a little dug-up around the roots-stems of a few trees in the same area, I would also say that they haven't done it for all the trees, but atleast for some. I would appreciate their effort in that and request to do it for all trees to those can atleast breathe. Earlier their throats were congested with the cemented roads.
@SB
I want to do something here, will it be a good idea to ask somebody why is this rework being done? or any such relavant question? I am thinking of RTI, to whom do I need to send this, need some guidance on that.
Secondly, if I see all the trees are not given the space to breathe, can I make it happen for all the trees in the same area?
Deepak
ST Bed / Bangalore Road Standards
psaram42 - 18 April, 2011 - 06:37
The first picture shows the empty site where the road has the foot path raised, with a clear demarcation from the drive way for safety of people using the foot path. However one can observe clearly a Hapzard ramp at the farther end of the foot path for vehicles to drive inside the apartment block parking lot. Many four storied apartments are visible on the other side of the road too. At the beginning of this raised foot path at the left hand side in picture-1, it is not clear why the vehicle demarcation is missing. It is normal practice to continue the vehicle demarcation slabs placed horizontally, for any existing drive ways.
When any building comes up in the empty site in pic-1 the foot path needs to be modified by whatever standard exists at that time. In many smaller residential locality roads of smaller width the normal practice is have open storm water drains. In fact even in 80’ road in Indiranagar some portions of the 15’ wide SWD’s are not covered.
It would be a good idea to start a project jointly with IISc Civil / CiSTUP departments on better, consistent, RWH compliant road standards for the city of Bangalore. Would there be any takers from praja besides me?
where all, how much money wasted?
silkboard - 18 April, 2011 - 05:36
Pathy sir, what's the point of non-specific gyaan:
Hundreds of crores of tax payers money is being wasted/pocketed by constructing such useless foot paths, ... at unwanted locations
Any idea how much money is being spent on footpaths in Bangalore today? I don't think it is enough. I thought we should ask for even mroe money to be spent. What is wasted and what is not wasted (right locations) are opinions of residents of that area, but if quality is not good (unwanted or wanted area), we should complain.
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