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TTMC - a case of total misuse of JNNURM funds
Written By murali772 - 4 May, 2010
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The Jayanagar TTMC was built with a swanky futuristic look but all what’s within is huge empty spaces and leaking walls and roofs. Almost close to completing a year now, all the promises are still on paper. Apart from the busy bus service in the basement, there’s been no progress within. A quick survey of the entire building reveals nothing more than empty spaces, unfinished structures and poor quality of construction. Even the flooring and electrical wiring have not been completed. The walls and beams have already given in to the recent rain. The unfinished wiring works on the first and second floors are now seen soaked.
At a time when there is serious shortage of parking space, this TTMC has a huge park and ride provision on the terrace with a capacity of nearly 110 cars. The original idea behind it was that people could drive in, park their cars/ two-wheelers and board their bus. But, with no lifts ready yet, people are forced to walk the entire ramp up and down to park and ride. According to locals here, weekdays hardly see even 10-15 cars parked here. Even on weekends, the numbers hardly touch 20.
Constructed at a cost of Rs 12.9 crore, this building was completed in July 2009 and declared open within a month. According to the plan, the TTMC was to house a multi-level parking lot, mini-shopping centres, food courts, BangaloreOne kiosks and ATMs among others.
NURM’s condition for the project is that these TTMCs must be a public space and not for commercial purposes. However, with no proper response from the RTO and the commercial tax offices yet to set up their counters here yet, little is known about the plight of the incomplete first and second floors at this TTMC.
Admits Jayanagar MLA B N Vijayakumar: “The main purpose is complete as of now. There could be some relief with a parking shelter above. Improper planning of space utilization here has a majority of the building still unused”.
There is a plan for at least 10 Traffic and Transport Management Centres (TTMCs) for the city, under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). But the very first TTMC built at Jayanagar 4th Block sees persistently leaking roofs and walls in less than a year.
For the full report in the TOI, click here
Here is a recent pictures of the massive Koramangala TTMC, under construction
And, the comparatively smaller Domlur TTMC
So, when the year-old Jayanagar TTMC has still to find takers for its huge empty spaces, what is going to be the fate of these newer ones?
The TTMCs would perhaps rank as the biggest misuse of JNNURM funds in the state, while simultaneously causing the biggest uglyfication of the city-scape. The chief architects - the minister, Mr R Ashoka, and the person who perhaps conceived this plan, the erstwhile BMTC, MD, Mr U Tripathy, both need special recognition.
Muralidhar Rao
COMMENTS
idontspam - 25 February, 2012 - 02:41
Problem may be with JNNURM itself because it was created to persuade the states to amend urban land ceiling laws
& that is why the design of TTMC lacks common sense & sensitivity to the users? Thats a huge leap. Really we are running out of excuses for common sense.
idontspam - 24 February, 2012 - 10:03
After spending close to 100 crores do you know what is the problem with the Yeswantpur TTMC? "The problem, according to TTMC officials, is clear—the design of the TTMCwas not well-planned." ...Though one of the objectives behind a TTMC is to decongest traffic in the area, the Yeshwanthpur TTMC seems to do exactly the opposite
Speaks volumes about the capability of these people.
abidpqa - 24 February, 2012 - 18:48
Problem may be with JNNURM itself because it was created to persuade the states to amend urban land ceiling laws. There were not much effor done to identify the projects. If the money was given for the project that are already needed rather than projects invented to spend money, it could have been beneficial. There seems to be some very good monitoring provisions, but there seems to be less attention to benefits of the projects. It is time to do a study or many studies regarding result of amending land ceiling laws on the inflated real-estate prices, who benefited from it, the consumers or the developers, etc.
idontspam - 18 February, 2012 - 15:21
Rithesh Swamy from praja.in said: “The TTMC has buses coming fromKundanahalli towards Whitefield. But these are the only buses that ply through it.... “With not enoughconnections to different places and adequate parking facilities in both the tech parks as well as the roads, why will people park at the TTMC?” askedRithesh.
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