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BBMP draws grand plan to end infrastructure woes

Friday, 31 July 2009 07:41 administrator
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The new Indian Express - Bangalore 31.07.2009

BBMP draws grand plan to end infrastructure woes

Raghavendra R

 

BANGALORE: If everything goes as per plan, Bangalore will have world-class infrastructure on par with other metropolitan cities in the country. In a bid to bridge the gap in the infrastructure needs of the IT city, BBMP has submitted a proposal to the state government on Capital Investment Plan worth Rs 22,000 crore for infrastructure development for 2009-2012.

The proposal is believed to be an answer for decongesting traffic as well as avoiding flooding during rain. If various infrastructure projects under CIP are taken up and completed in the next three years, traffic problems in the city will be addressed to a great extent.

Sources in BBMP said that the Outer Ring Road of about 62 km, which cuts across various radial roads such as major national highways and state highways, is mostly underdeveloped in terms of size, structure, continuity and connectivity.

“Nearly 82 per cent of the total existing roads in old BMP limits are twolane carriage ways. Thus, a majority of these roads are congested, leading to traffic snarls,” they said.

“There has been an increase in the length of arterial and sub-arterial roads with newly-added zones,” they said. The officials also said that it had been proposed to build five more Town Halls in the newly-added zones.

The CIP estimation also includes the cost of land acquisition required for these projects in case the transferable development rights scheme does not work out. The scheme promises land acquisition by allowing land-losers more vertical floor area, while constructing buildings. Sources said that the funds for CIP were expected to be mobilised from BBMP, state government, Centre/JNNURM, bonds/loans with government guarantee, BDA contributi on and public private partnership.

Proposed projects under CIP

Making 12 important corridors signalfree, covering a distance of 118.5 km

Widening, strengthening and asphalting of arterial and sub-arterial roads in newly-added zones of BBMP for identified length of 494 km

Construction of elevated via-ducts

Construction of railway overbridges/ underbridges

Construction of elevated road over stormwater drains (SWDs) from Double Road (KH Road) to Koramangala (NGV) on Koramangala valley (5 km) and from Rajiv Gandhi Circle near Sheshadripuram to Mysore Road on Vrishabhavathi valley (10 km)

Remodelling of SWDs in newly-added areas of BBMP

200 skywalks along signal-free corridors

200 pedestrian subways using precast RCC segment

Construction of elevated North-South corridor (Madiwala to Hebbal) and East corridor via Vellara to Whitefield

Improvement of lakes and parks

Improvement of existing markets and construction of new ones in newly- added zones of BBMP.

Last Updated on Friday, 31 July 2009 07:44
 

Pothole filling works begin in Madikeri

Tuesday, 28 July 2009 10:21 administrator
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Deccan Herald 28.07.2009

Pothole filling works begin in Madikeri
Madikeri, dhns:

As the rains have receded, the City Municipal Council has started the work on filling the potholes. All the potholes will be filled if rain stops for some days, said Municipal Commissioner K Srikanth Rao.

 

He said it has been decided to fill potholes in General Thimmaiah Circle till the Convent Junction, Chowti Mariamma Temple to Vartha Bhavan and Judges quarters to Omkareshwari temple stretch.

The estimated cost of the said works has been estimated at Rs 10 lakh.
Several roads have been damaged in the district following heavy rains in the begining of July. Moreover, drizzling was a hindrance to the repair works. “The district will receive rainfall for another two months. At the same time, cloudy weather is continuing, We will take action depending on the weather.”

With the CMC undertaking the works on filling potholes, the two wheeler riders have heaved a sigh of relief.

 

 

MCD desilting claims go down drain

Friday, 24 July 2009 06:11 administrator
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Times of India 24.07.2009

MCD desilting claims go down drain

Sudden downpour on Thursday caused waterlogging in several parts of the city causing traffic jams and putting to test Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) claims of having completed desilting of all its 1,500 drains.

MCD's control rooms received seven complaints of waterlogging from various parts of the city. Waterlogging was reported from roads around ISBT, Jhandewalan, Pitampura, near Lado Sarai depot Munirka sub-way, Nangloi Najafgarh road, Vijay Vihar Phootkalan, Khera Kala. Among the worst affected were the areas where Metro and PWD construction activities have been undertaken. MCD has a budget of Rs 20 crore for desilting of drains.

Besides this, waterlogging was reported near K G Marg, Connaught Place, ITO, Tilak Marg, Moolchand, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Sarita Vihar, Okhla, Kalkaji, New Friends Colony, Ashram, Vikas Marg. In addition to this, seven complaints of trees being uprooted were received from Andrews Ganj Police Colony, IP Estate bus depot, Tibia College, Ajmal Khan Road, Ambedkar Stadium, near Delhi Gate, Edward Lane, Kingsway Camp, Trilokpuri old police station and Kalyanpuri Chand Cinema. The civic body also received a complaint of wall collapse in Trilokpuri.

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) received eight complaints of trees getting uprooted at Kasturba Gandhi Marg, RP Lane, Tughlaq Road, Tolstoy Marg, Rajendra Road, Mother Teresa Road, Amrit Shergil Marg, India Gate.

Meanwhile, the sudden downpour also slowed down traffic in several areas, the worst hit being New Delhi roads. During the evening rush hour, the average speed of vehicles came down considerably in the heart of the city where waterlogging and several trees which fell on main roads caused traffic snarls.

A fire at Shastri Bhawan on Rafi Marg aggravated the congestion in the area. Said Shruti Mahajan, who works on Parliament Street: "It took me nearly half an hour just to get out of central Delhi and reach RML Hospital roundabout. Traffic was moving so slowly, despite the fact that it had stopped raining. It was just so frustrating.''

A procession organized at Bangla Sahib Gurudwara also led the traffic police to close several roads including Baba Kharak Singh Marg in the evening. This led to further chaos in the area.

 
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