Don’t say we did not warn you

Don’t say we did not warn you


The narrow bridge over a drain on Sheshadri road Near Benson Town poses a risk to lives.
Express New Service
First Published : 17 Oct 2008 12:00:00 PM IST
Last Updated : 17 Oct 2008 01:04:56 PM IST

BANGALORE: The Puttenhalli underpass has been work-in-progress since March this year.

Excavations carried out here, have left a massive crater.

And only a thin tape warns pedestrians to the dangers ahead. “When it rains, we have to wade through water and at night there is a danger of falling into the pit,” says Subhajeeth, a resident of JP Nagar 5th Phase.

At the Yeshwanpur junction, a flyover has been under construction for more than two years now. As if the vehicles and the people populating the road were not enough, the construction material that has been dumped on either side of the road adds to the congestion of this junction.

At the Kadirenahalli Junction, where an underpass is being constructed, there are no barricades or signages to warn the road users of the perils of the unfinished construction work. The only way to get to the other side of the junction is a tricky walk over the BWSSB water lines..

Underpass construction at the busy Magadi road junction has been going on for over two years, forcing the motorists to use a narrow road next to the construction to go towards Vijaynagar. The untarred road gets highly congested with no place for pedestrians.

The road opposite Ranka apartments near the Bannerghatta Road leads directly into an under-construction storm water drain.

“This stretch gets extremely dangerous, especially when it rains. The whole road gets flooded and with no street lights or barricades, there is nothing to prevent the vehicles from tumbling into the drain,” says Nishanth, a resident of Ranka apartments. “It is a nightmarish esperience”, Nishanth adds.

At Banashankari II stage, the pipes have been dumped on the Shastrinagar Main Road for over a month.

“They are taking a long time laying these pipes. The few that have been laid are also dangerous to motorists and pedestrians,” says Rajeev.