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Written By srinidhi - 11 October, 2010

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I was completely taken aback when I saw stumps of the tall silver oaks in front of HAL engine div today morning..

Did some checking and found that

http://tenders.indiamart.com/details/582179824/ 

  • Publish Date: 22-Sep-2010

  • Document Sale Starts: 28-Sep-2010

  • Due Date: 04-Oct-2010

Interesting thing is that the tender due date is 4th Oct and tree cutting has already finished!

Amazing speed for the wrong reasons!!

AND WHY DID THIS ROAD NEED WIDENING AND WHO SUGGESTED IT!!??

COMMENTS

Is this project shelved?

ksnandan - 24 January, 2012 - 06:24

There has been absolutely no progress on the road widening. Except that, BBMP has planted saplings along the entire stretch.

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ssheragu - 25 January, 2012 - 14:01

ssheragu

I am given to understand that onlythat part of the road from Thipasandra is to 4 lane as HAL is not allowing any of their areas to be taken over for road widening

can anyone clarify if this is correct

 

if it is so, then the very idea of 4 lane only from Thippasandra was flawed, as this part of the road widening will not serve any purpose;

perhaps we can approach BDA and ask them the details so that we can give suggestions to make it signal freel; then this exercise in road widening would be useful

 

Many thanks

Srinath Heragu

case of missing tree guard..

srinidhi - 22 February, 2012 - 06:33

As we know, BBMP started the Suranjan Das road widening with great pomp..but nothing much has happened in the many months now..they cut all the trees..probably its furniture in some ones home now..

Then as a saving grace, BBMP planted sapplings late last year..and also put metal tree guards for them..the idea sounded stupid as they were planting these tree sapling right next to where the tall siver oaks were..ok..thought still ok as they were planting something atleast..

Suddenly on monday..a semi came with few workers and they started pulling out the guards and loading it into their vehicle..probably for the thought to re-purpose them for a sappling plantation drive elsewhere..meanwhile many of the sapplings on suranjan das road have died since then..

So the thought in the first place was never to grow trees there!!

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ssheragu - 22 February, 2012 - 16:03

ssheragu

again coming back to my old question, for which I want a clarification

Is only that part of the road from Thipasandra is 4 lane as, presumably, HAL is not allowing any of their areas to be taken over for road widening

further what are the present BBMP plans regarding road widening & tree planting; maybe we should approach S Raghu, MLA and seek clarifications

Many thanks

Srinath Heragu

BWSSB work still on!

srinidhi - 24 January, 2012 - 07:20

They were fast in cutting the trees but nothing much has happened after that..BWSSB is doing some water pipe work and this has slowed down the progress..thats the last I heard..

They have moved mounds of soil to the road side today and this has burried the newly planted saplings..wonder why they went ahead with the saplings this early..

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