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This is what "being pro-active" is all about
Written By murali772 - 23 June, 2012
Bangalore governance BESCOM Trees Citizen Reports
Finding that BBMP was not quite equipped to clear the "tree trimmings" from the roadsides, fast enough, following the periodic exercises carried out by his men, particularly during the monsoon period, what does Mr Manivannan, the BESCOM, MD, do? He entrusts the job to his men - check this.
May his tribe increase!
Muralidhar Rao
COMMENTS
psaram42 - 25 June, 2012 - 12:49
Murali Sahebre! No doubt Mr. Manivannan is a good officer.
However, from a different perspective, it is only fair that Bescom should have been clearing its own debris, in the first place. Mani has taken steps what is expected from his department. Bescom cannot put the onus on other department, to clear the debris created by it.
Being proactive is:-
Acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty; anticipatory: proactive steps to prevent terrorism.
I don’t think proactive is a correct word to use in this context.
CLEARING TREE CUTTINGS BY BESCOM
pathykv - 25 June, 2012 - 17:06
No doubt this step by BESCOM is in the right direction.
The prevailing procedure seems to be that only BBMP is responsible for clearing such tree cuttings, debris etc. And they take their own time.
It is imperative that that the common higher authority should revise the procedure and make it mandatory for all depts., agencies etc. to clear the debris created by them and leave the site in a condition better than it was before their work.This is especially needed in cases such as digging the roads for various purposes by agencies like BWSSB, BSNL, Traffic Police, Horticulture/Forest depts. as well as BBMP themselves.
K.V.Pathy
for more tree-friendly trimming
murali772 - 2 July, 2012 - 07:22
Discussing this matter with a friend, he made a suggestion that perhaps BESCOM should also deploy a ladder-mounted vehicle (like the ones used by the fire department), while undertaking the periodic tree-trimming exercises in order to ensure that it is carried out in the least harmful way, while also serving the purpose of BESCOM.
dont grow trees under cables..
srinidhi - 2 July, 2012 - 08:31
I feel the process of growing trees under naked electric cables itself should be stopped..it hardly serves any purpose..just because of the trimming procedures..most of the time they are reduced to a stump or they start to grow in odd directions and are never safe and can topple..especially rain trees..
Best would be to grow trees on the opposite side of the road where the canopy spreads to the footpath on the other side..
psaram42 - 3 July, 2012 - 04:45
Under ground Cables would be a better option.
However BESCOM may feel that cost prohibitive. Cost factor is at best a decoy to hide their ignorance.
- The issue is to have robust road network with proper standards. [1]
- Town planning has to be right to have the roads right. [2]
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