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ST Bed Koramangala area, Is this rework of drainage-covering height increase needed?

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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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Siddiah's. term ending

srinidhi - 24 May, 2013 - 23:47

Siddiah's term is ending by end of this month..that is another week..hes retiring after that and the full fledged goonda raaj will take over the city unless the congress govt does something to improve its name..

Its total anarachy as of now in the BBMP council..some one needs to bell the cat!

BBMP Chief who headed vigilance team quit and opted VRS

dvsquare - 25 May, 2013 - 07:32

A day after 198 corporators condemned the BBMP's decision to freeze 1,970 civic works worth Rs 530 crore based on the report given by the vigilance team, the man behind the investigation tendered his registration and opted for VRS.

Obviously there is so much of taxpayer's money is involved here, a lot of re-work is being carried all over the city, as Murali Sir rightly pointed out in ST Bed photos. But the most needed storm water drain near the Naveen Terraces, besides the Oasis Mall in koramangala, is going at the slowest speed, that too after a lot of citizen's push to make it happen.

 

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.

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

keeping contractors busy

murali772 - 24 May, 2013 - 07:25

He (BBMP Commissioner, Mr Siddiah) took this decision after he got a report from Technical Vigilance Committee under Commissioner (TVCC) which said all 1,970 works that were about to be executed were either unnecessary or repeat works or those which needn't be taken up immediately. "The report is based on thorough verification by TVCC officials after inspecting the spot. TVCC has taken signatures from the executive engineer of these works. We decided to take up works which were of immediate concern and leave the rest. BBMP has pending bills of Rs 1360 crore. We have 13,550 spillover works amounting to Rs 3,229 crore," said special commissioner KR Niranjan.

For the full report in the ToI, click here

S T Bed layout, where I reside, is full examples of repeat works. The picture below shows one such work (there are many similar jobs being undertaken in the layout), which became necessary since the road concreting work done (carelessly), five years back, closed up the cross-drains also, leading to water logging.

But, the problem persists, as the picture below shows clearly.

So, time now for the next contract - if Siddiah comes in the way, just transfer him. The neta's commitment is to the contractor.

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