Work that did not happen when people asked; now overnight roads ready
Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್
Bengaluru: The mess of the roads in the capital Bangalore, potholes, silt in the drains, water coming out, lack of safety on the drains. However, during the election, asphalt is laid to make people feel better. People's question is why such speedy work is not done on normal days.
In the city, this is a picture seen on every election occasion. There is a lot of objection among citizens about this. In the last ten years, about ₹25,000 crore has been spent on projects including 13,000 km of roads, footpaths and drains in the city. However, as soon as there is a rain, there are potholes.
People faced a lot of problems in the city last year due to rain and potholes. If water enters the houses due to heavy rain, the roads become waterlogged and create potholes, causing accidents. There were also deaths and injuries. On that occasion, citizens demanded BBMP to repair the road. "No work will be done until the rain ends," said the engineers. People drove the traffic avoiding the potholes.
The road has been damaged, traffic is not possible. We have been requesting for three or four months that there are too many potholes and that they should be repaired. But nothing worked. As the assembly election is near, the road that we didn't ask for has been paved. When I slept at night, the road was damaged, when I woke up in the morning, I saw asphalt. It works so fast. But when we asked why they did not repair it," asked Rajarajeshwari Nagar Srinivas.
Whatever the citizens ask, BBMP says no money. But, only during the election, there will be money for all kinds of work and work will be done quickly. It is our hope that this road will be asphalted till the elections are over. Because, it has already started raining. There is also an example of the asphalt road being torn away. Do you want this kind of work? Why are you spending people's money like this' asked Chandrappa of Vijayanagar.
Engineers do not even have the minimum knowledge that work should be carried out so that water does not stand on the road. There is no height in the middle and water stands on the road and the asphalt is torn away by a single rain. Is it necessary to give in to the pressure of people's representatives and do such work overnight? If quality work is done, people will be happy for years. They feel they don't need this,' said Ananda from Mahadevpur
Temporary emergency care
If you smell soil, it is the beginning of rainy season. As the saying goes, if you smell asphalt, it means elections are coming, the roads of the city have been temporarily beautified during the assembly elections. The potholes tell the road quality as soon as it starts raining. Road works are waiting to fill the pockets as soon as the election is invested and elected. BWSSB, BESCOMs are waiting for asphalting of the road. It's like they're all under contract. All of them are digging and coming as the BBMP is making the road. Even for laying asphalt, he has taken money. However, he left it. Again they put asphalt on the road and make money for that too. As per this sub-contract, such processes will continue to take place every six months, annually. Lack of coordination between departments is the root cause of cost overruns.
Gowdaiah, Secretary, Jnanabharati Aeronautics Association
Problem with technology implementation
Road builders are graduate engineers. They know all the technology while learning. It does not show in actual work. There is a problem with technology implementation. I don't know what pressure is on him. According to the Indian Road Congress (IRC), all norms must be followed. However, the specified grade of Bitumen is not used in a specific amount ie 5.5%. The required 145 degree to 165 degree temperature will also not there. This prevents the gravel from sticking to the sand and becoming stronger. Rain does stop on the road. Thus, due to poor workmanship, roads that should last for four years get damaged in a couple of years. It is also suspected that this is done to spend more money or to pave the road more often. It is an open truth that not everything is in the hands of engineers.
Srihari, Traffic Expert
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