And they call this a garden!

And they call this a garden!
New Indian Express

BANGALORE: Far from being happy that a major bus depot is located just next door, residents of Wilson Garden are now cursing their luck.

While they have to suffer through constant pools of slush and sewage on their roads, what has now added to their plight is that heavy vehicles are taking over even the quieter cross roads.

That was not the case three of four months ago, says Laxmi, a resident of 4th Cross.

‘‘The quality of these roads is very poor. In the process, the sanitation and water lines are damaged. The sanitary lines are just 1-2 feet deep”.

“We can also feel the vibration because of these vehicles,’’she added. The authorities have allowed buses into the crossroads for easier access to Shantinagar bus depot.

One can find in the middle of roads, manholes which have caved in and the feeble attempts to repair them.

To avoid any untoward incidents, these manholes are surrounded with stones and debris making it accident prone areas for vehicles especially at night.

A shopkeeper of this area said: ‘‘The whole sanitary line has been damaged and it becomes terrible when it rains. The water gets logged in the low lying, undulated areas and it seeps inside this manholes.’’

The residents echoed that there were gaping potholes on the roads. Few weeks back the BMTC covered it with mud and stones but this has added to the residents’ troubles, as dust has increased in the area.

According to Kesab who has his office in Wilson Garden, repairing the manholes has been of no use. ‘‘In 15 days, the manhole leaks, and the stink of sewage water fills the area.’’

The residents of the locality put forward their grievances to the authorities but to no avail.

‘‘We have given applications to the Commissioner, Education Minister and the Corporator”.

“The Education minister, Ramalinga Reddy, is the area MLA and resides in this very locality”.

“But no steps have been taken so far. We want immediate action,’’said Kesab.

Assistant Engineer of Hombegouda Nagar, ward no 62, Shivaprasad says that normal work in the site will not help. The roads are not suitable for heavy loads.

‘‘So our engineers have requested the National Highway Authority to conduct soil testing and check the quality of these roads”.

“They will give us the details in a week’s time. We will make an estimate and place it before the Commissioner,’’he added.