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Move to shift new Mysore bus-stand illogical: Mayor

Friday, 12 February 2010 07:13 administrator
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The Hindu 12.02.2010

Move to shift new Mysore bus-stand illogical: Mayor

Staff Correspondent

‘Experts, elected representatives should have been consulted’

 

‘The new bus-stand was built last year by spending 14 crore’

Mayor opposes decision to bring 88 residential layouts under the Mysore City Corporation

MYSORE: Mayor Purushottam on Thursday criticised the traffic coordination committee constituted by the district administration for proposing to shift the newly-built city bus-stand to the suburban bus-stand (under construction) on Bangalore-Nilgiris Road and said that he would write to the Centre, which had sanctioned funds for the bus-stand work under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), against the proposal.

“It is a unilateral decision taken by the officials. None of the elected representatives, including MLAs, MLCs, MP or corporators, have been consulted before making the proposal. As the first citizen of Mysore, I oppose the proposal made during the review meeting of the committee on Wednesday, which, according to me, was done keeping the elected representatives in the dark,” the Mayor told presspersons.

The Mayor said that the district administration could have consulted experts and elected representatives here before making the proposals, especially the one related to the city bus-stand.

“Especially, the proposal on shifting the bus-stand is illogical as it was built last year by spending Rs. 14 crore. The administration could have made this proposal before taking up work on the bus-stand,” he said.

The traffic coordination committee had proposed to have a parking zone near the city bus-stand and a cycling track around the palace. The relocation of the city bus-stand, according to the committee, will ease traffic congestion near the busy K.R. Circle.

The Mayor also opposed the decision on bringing 88 residential layouts developed by the Mysore Urban Development Authority and private developers under the jurisdiction of the Mysore City Corporation.

“It will be a burden on the city corporation if the layouts developed by MUDA and others are handed over to it without proper basic facilities. The parks in MUDA-developed layouts that were brought under the MCC in the recent years had not been developed properly, thus causing difficulty in their maintenance,” he said.

He expressed apprehensions about the release of funds under JnNURM for other projects in the city following the move to shift the city bus-stand.

Last Updated on Friday, 12 February 2010 07:15
 

Proposal to shift new Mysore city bus-stand to suburban bus-stand

Thursday, 11 February 2010 06:37 administrator
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The Hindu 11.02.2010

Proposal to shift new Mysore city bus-stand to suburban bus-stand

Special Correspondent

It will be sent to the State Government and the KSRTC for consideration

— PHOTO: M.A. SRIRAM

Making a point: Deputy Commissioner P. Manivannan (second from right) chairing a meeting of the traffic coordination committee in Mysore on Wednesday. MCC Commissioner K.S. Raykar, Commissioner of Police Sunil Agarwal and MUDA Commissioner Jayanna are seen.

MYSORE: The traffic coordination committee constituted by the district administration has proposed to shift the new city bus-stand to the suburban bus-stand by next year.

At a review meeting here on Wednesday, KSRTC officials were told to shift the city bus-stand to suburban bus-stand and relocate the suburban bus-stand, which offers inter-district and inter-State services, to Saathgalli, Vijayanagar and Ooty Road.

The Mysore City Corporation (MCC) is ready to hand over land for construction of a bus terminal on Ooty Road near Excel Plant.

Deputy Commissioner P. Manivannan, who is chairman of the committee, told The Hindu that it was only a proposal and would be forwarded to the State Government and the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) for consideration.

The traffic coordination committee proposed to have a parking zone near the city bus-stand and a cycling track around the palace.

The relocation of the bus-stand is expected to reduce congestion around K.R. Circle, according to members of the traffic coordination committee.

M. Lakshman, member of the committee, said the meeting took a few critical decisions that would help resolve 50 per cent of the traffic problems of Mysore.

He said that 88 residential layouts in the city, developed by realtors and the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA), would be brought under the jurisdiction of the Mysore City Corporation (MCC).

This would eliminate dual authority and bring in more coordination in resolving drinking water issues, garbage clearance, road maintenance, etc., according to Mr. Lakshman. The widening of jurisdiction of the Mysore City Corporation would also qualify it for additional funds from the Government, he said. The committee decided to take up widening of 20 important arterial roads in the city to ensure smooth traffic.

The traffic bottleneck at Hardinge Circle would be eliminated as it had been proposed to introduce a round-about route obviating the need for traffic signal lights with provision of subways for pedestrians which would ensure free movement of vehicles as at Millennium Circle, Mr. Lakshman said.

A decision was taken to expedite shifting of a few temples and a school at Medar Block as the track-doubling work from the Mysore-end has to be expedited. Mr. Manivannan issued directives that the Deputy Director of Public Instruction should scout for alternative and ensure that the school was shifted to a new premises at the earliest. Commissioner of Police Sunil Agarwal, MUDA Commissioner Jayanna and MCC Commissioner K.S. Raykar were among those present.

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 February 2010 06:44
 

Govt to replace old buses in the City

Saturday, 06 February 2010 11:31 administrator
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Deccan Herald 06.02.2010

Govt to replace old buses in the City
New Delhi, Feb 5, DHNS:

The State government has prepared a master plan to overhaul the existing urban transport system by introducing modern buses.

 

 

Transport Minister R Ashok told reporters that overhauling includes, replacing of old city buses with new ones, construction of signal-free traffic movements on ring roads and other major roads.

The government has decided to replace around 1,000 old city buses with new ones in the city in next two to three years. Besides, it is also planning to purchase another 2,000 new buses during the same period to increase its fleet strength.

At present Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has a total of 5,840 plus buses in its fleet. Under the centrally-sponsored Jawarharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, the Centre had sanctioned 1,000 buses to Bangalore city in which 700 buses have been purchased and buying of another 300 buses are under process.

The State government has selected 31 km ring road in Bangalore city for building a signal-free road in first phase. The construction of seven more flyovers and underpasses on the stretch - from Hebbal Flyover to the Central Silk Board – has already started and will complete in 2011, the Minister said.
 
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