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Guruvayanakere-Belthangady Road in Miserable Condition, Commuters at Risk

Mon, Jul 18 2011 10:19:37 PM

Guruvayanakere-Belthangady Road in Miserable Condition, Commuters at Risk

By Vijaya Raj, Beltangady

Beltangady, Jul 18: Mangalore-Kadur National Highway-73 which passes through Guruvayanakere-Belthangady had developed several cracks which were temporarily repaired by the authorities concerned, but it turned out to be nothing but an eyewash.

This road has now developed more cracks and has made way for major mishaps.

The monsoon season is at its peak and the condition of the road has already turned worse due to the poor quality of repair work.

As there are many educational institutions situated in Ujire, a number of students and other commuters take this route and are bound to face dangers.

Most of the cultivators travel via this route to communicate to the taluk headquarters and the dilapidated condition of the road has become a nightmare to many.

Over a lac pilgrims come from all over India and abroad every month to Dharmasthala via Mangalore airport/port and railway station and pass through this stretch.

The Bantwal-Belthangady road has not been widened for half a century, and in between an effort was made to completely wipe out the pedestrian pathway and drainage to widen the road in Guruvayankere a bit, due to which rain water gushes on to the road, and pedestrians are at a high risk of becoming victims of accidents from the speeding vehicles.

Guruvayankere is the hub of six state highways that lead to Karkala, Moodbidri, Puttur, Bantwal and towards Kadur/Chickmaglur etc. Having been declared as National Highway-73, why is this stretch neglected by political heavyweights who often pass through it and see the poor condition of the road everywhere? More importantly, our chief minister and opposition party leaders and many ministers visited Dharmastala through the same route recently and have had first-hand experience on this road, but it is surprising that they overlook these matters, which is very much disheartening!

The commuters urge the government to look into this issue seriously and take necessary action immediately.

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Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai / Mapusa
Tue, Jul 19 2011
@Mr. Vinay, Mr. Nagesh, Mr. Raju.
We also offer money to Churches but this money is invested in HUMANTIY.
We are not into CONVERSIONS but if you wish to know?
Check out with RSS, Hare Rama Hare Krishna and AMMA.
You are right. 100’s of crores are colleted at these temples but are you aware what happens to this money?
Puttaparthi: Rs.11 crores found in Yajur Mandir. If the money was legitimate why it was not deposited in Banks? Authorities found huge amounts of cash being transported to various destinations across India.
Padmanabhaswamy: T.P.Sunderarajan, a 1964 batch Indian Police Service officer, had approached the apex court citing that the temple affairs were being mismanaged and wanted to protect the temple’s wealth from greedy trustees. As a reward he received death threats from the trustees.
Tirupati: Vigilance report has pointed to several irregularities in the trust's affairs. This includes the alleged replacing of jewellery donated by devotees with fakes.
Shabarimal: Makara Jyothi – Fake flame to confound the devotees and rake in crores.
Would any like your hard earned money to follow this route?

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Prem Kumar, Mangalore/Bangalore
Tue, Jul 19 2011
I of my friends who is a Jain had come to Mangalore/Moodabidri/Belthangady/Karkala/Guruvayanakere/Dharmasthala on a pilgrimage. He was saying that Mangalore is a good place but the roads are horrifying!!!

Where are the local reps??

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Louis D'Souza, Udupi/Kuwait
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Being young Rahul Gandhi is more responsible 99% than our C.M. Yeddy, who opted to go on Maurishes tour with family for a week, instead of helping Flood effected People of Coastal Karnataka.

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Vincent, Belthangadi/Muscat
Tue, Jul 19 2011
For the present There may not be a political solution to Buntwal - Belthangadi Road, atleast for next two more years or atleast till a Central or State Election is near by.

However, as expressed in many of the comments here, I wish daijiworld to assist our Belthangadi people by refering this article to our most respected Shri. D. Veerendra Heggde - Dharmadikary of Dharmastala, and I am sure his one phone call to DR. Singh or Mr. BSY will immediately resolve our problem, and soon we can see the long pending widening work of this stretch will be implemented.

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Ronold Fernandies, Belthangadi
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Hi Nagesh Mam, you are in wrong entry!, we are not strange to see you as a permanent rep. for BJP in this column. Unfortunately, this article is not political one, so I wish you atleast stay away, and if possible talk to your Udaaasi (na !) Uncle to repair this road!!!

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Clitus, GKere/Qatar
Tue, Jul 19 2011
We can build a Sulabh Sauchalay on this road....wat say you guys...

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Vinay, Mangalore
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Dear Rajesh,

I think you havent read my comment. I am also asking the same thing, why people bringing Temples here?

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Vincy, SHAMBOOR/BANGKOK
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Raju,Mangalore,If you can comment like this, then why dont you ask temples to make schools and hospitals.The churches made hospitals and many were born there and many were educated in church schools.Its shame on the majority community that millions of people visit temples and many don't come home only due to bad roads.The question is why dont you people call strikes and dharna and force the government to widen the roads.Why dont make a forum or create party to Build roads and temples and educate the people.To conclude I say there is unity among Hindu's.

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Simon Prabhu, Belthangadi
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Dear Mr Shiv, authorities who you are referring are useless. Do you think PWD (under state) is better?. This stretch till last year was under State, what good that we saw under them?. Yes, let us not devide our opinion on Centre/State, we have to hold our elected parlimentarians who hold discretionery funds in crores for disbursement on such issues.

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Ranjan Shenoy, Guruvayankere/Dammam
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Me. Shiv, central Government at Delhi need to be reported by state Government on these issues as Guruvayankere is a cross road for multiple state Highways. As regard to NAHI, it works in its own timings, but our MP who is surely aware of this issue should repressent in the Parliment and seek budgetory allocations for the road widening works.

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Harish Shetty, Belthangadi
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Hi Mr Shiva -Karkala.
You and me well know that Central Government will not be sitting at Guruvayanakere and watching the road condition. The sitting MLA from Congress though has a better chance to bring up this issue in the centre where his own party is ruling, he looks not interested. As regard to our beloved MP representing your Central Govt. who is from BJP, hardly seen in Belthangadi as he may be feeling tired to travel from Mangalore to Belthangadi through the bad roads !!!. Now which Centre Govt has to come to our rescue?

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nagesh nayak, bangalore
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Ronold Fernandies, Sunkadakatte/B'dy,

DO YOU THINK YOUR ITALIAN IS A SWEET SIXTEEN?

YOUR 99% YUVARAJA IS A BELOW 20?

YOUR MMS, SMK, PRANAB, CHIDU, MOILY, POOJARY, DHARAM, KHARGE & OTHER USELESS ARE BELOW 30 YEARS?

COMMENT WITH SENSE.

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Shiv, Karkala
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Dear readers,

Do not comment without reading the article. The Article clearly starts with "Mangalore-Kadur National Highway-73...". who is the authority for the National Highways? Is it the State Govt. or the Central Govt.

Now start your same bombardment on the Centre Govt. Lets see how many of you will....

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Veradaraj Jain, Belthangadi
Tue, Jul 19 2011
For nearly a year now, the pictured crack on (so called National Highway !!!)the road at Sunkadakatte(Guruvayankere-Belthangadi), which is at a throw away distance from MLA's house is let to grow wider, and even after several news paper outburst an eye washing work is taking place from the concerned department. It is really a misserable condition!

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Ronold Fernandies, Sunkadakatte/B'dy
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Our Road and Transport Minister is Udaaaasi (na !), and well above the retirement age... what more one can expect from him?

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Rajesh Shetty, Belthangadi/Dubai
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Dear Vinay / Nayak Mam / Jossy...Why you people diverting attention on Temples and Church when this matter in any way not related to any religion. Please leave this religious politics to BJP and let us our social concern on infrastructures and roads - which are the eassantial means in our day today life.

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Clitus Tauro, GKere/Qatar
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Is this bridge located in Belthangady Laila-Ujire Road? or Panakaje Bridge?......Even in this Road we cannot walk freely as bus drivers are driving buses for getting passengers in competition..before climbing the bus...conductor says right-poyeee....stop these too

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Sudhesh Rai, Kuvettu/Bangalore
Tue, Jul 19 2011
With a wide spread rumours on road widening in Buntwal to Belthangadi stretch, People with road side houses and shops in Guruvayankere are afraid of repairing / painting their buildings, because of which whole city looks like "Palu Hampe" with structures dating to time of Obiraya. Also, nobody buying road side plots in Guruvayankere. It is very much bad to our city weher we are born and broughtup.

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Lancelot, Guruvayankere
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Our MLA Bangera is Congress, MP -Naleen is from BJP, both have lot of paddy fields (?) and must be busy in plowing (as this is the season)and not entering to towns to check the road condition!

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Abdul Latheef G, Guruvayana Kere
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Really very sad to see our native road conditions. Even lots of traffic is there in that route also department not bother about that.....

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Parswanath Jain, Pakkitala, Belthangady
Tue, Jul 19 2011
If you see the first pic, I think its very close to Belthangady to MLA Vasanth Bangera's residence.

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Lawrence Goveas, Belthangadi/Kuwait
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Our Belthangadi taluk is so important in terms of Pilgrimage, Tourism, Agriculture, Menure, and not only that it is a pass way to many other districts from the Mangalore Port and Railway station. Even if this is so, why we are not able to attract the Government in spending money on our roads. A dramatic change on papers by declaring as National Highway isn't enough, the vote seeking politicians (MLA/MP) from our Taluk need to be pulled to their job mercilessly.

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raju, mangalore
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai / Mapusa..
when politician donate money to temple its all come from hindu temple money only..collection from tirupati and shabarimal by govt itself is 100s olf crores.

no churhc in india gives single penny to govt..all money are collected from hindu temple..
and when it reaches to govt ..you want those hindu monney to be utilised for public ?
but churhc money only for christians ..
so pathetic.

yoiur askig to spend temple money on infrasturcture .
y your not asking same question to chruches ?
y chruch donation money, property of church etc cant be utilsied for infrastructure ?

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Sanjeev Suvarna, Belthangadi
Tue, Jul 19 2011
I agree with Praveen, and request Daijiworld to pass these messages to Mr. Veerendra Heggde - Darmadikary of Dharmastala.

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Praveen, Madanthyar / Dammam
Tue, Jul 19 2011
All our comments will not reach the Govt. any way. If the road to be widened and asphalted, only one man can influence the Govt., he is Mr. Virendra Hegde, Dharmadikari of Dharmasthala. I think he has all the rights and he should urge the Govt. to widen the road and asphalt it. Can Daiji pass our messages to him.

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Harish Shetty, Guruvayanakere/Bahrain
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Our politicians talk in terms of our progressing economy, and this is just on papers. At grass root level we are Zero.. and Guruvayanakere to Belthangadi / Uppinangadi Roads show proof for this. All protest and mass petitions are just going waste, Politicians are just busy in blaming each other and doing nothing!

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The Guru, Mangalore
Tue, Jul 19 2011
This is not a state highway, it is a National Highway, State Govt cant do anything even if the roads are washed away..

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Rajesh Shenoy, Guruvayanakere
Tue, Jul 19 2011
For the past many years we are hearing Buntwal to Belthangadi Road will be widened. There are routine surevys taking place in alternative month. Some marking stones also placed by the side of the road. All these activities created a hinderance for the developers to buy road side lands. Even many roadside houses now a days turned to bad shape, as the house owners donot want to spend and loose thier houses during road widening. There are many roumers of widening and everybody doesn't know when it will be!.

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Justine Lobo, Sunkadakatte/Doha
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Thanks to Vijaya Raj. I was seeing this hole in the main road over a brdge (over 50 years old) from past many months, what a pitty, is there a Government, a Political representative to respond?. To use political mielage they need our temples in Belthangadi, but when it comes to our problems Politicians are blind.

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Denis Dsouza, Belthangadi
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Buntwal to Belthangadi stretch was included for widening in the world bank supported state project called KSHIP-II, and in 2008 all survey stones are placed every where. Unfortunately, in February 2009 Central Government dclared this stretch as National Highway, and resultantly the proposed wideing by the state government was ped and the responsibility was shifted to the central government. Now we have to see how long the NAHI will take acquire the records from PWD and then make a estimation, and then it reach to Central Ministry, and then allocate necessary funds in the budget!.

We commuters have to face the risk till then!

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Denis Dsouza, Belthangadi
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Buntwal to Belthangadi stretch was included for widening in the world bank supported state project called KSHIP-II, and in 2008 all survey stones are placed every where. Unfortunately, in February 2009 Central Government dclared this stretch as National Highway, and resultantly the proposed widening by the state government was ped and the responsibility was shifted to the central government. Now we have to see how long the NAHI will take acquire the records from PWD and then make a estimation, and then it reach to Central Ministry, and then allocate necessary funds in the budget!.

We commuters have to face the risk till then!

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nagesh nayak, bangalore
Tue, Jul 19 2011
hey, Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai / Mapusa,

A PART OF MONEY SPENT ON CONVERSION IS ENOUGH .

WHY YOU WANT ALL TEMPLE MONEY.

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vinay, Mangalore
Tue, Jul 19 2011
I dont know why people are bringing temples here???????

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Prabhakara, Belthangadi / Qatar
Tue, Jul 19 2011
It is very sad to see our Thaluk roads being in a miserable condition, and I wonder crores of rupees that are sanctioned for the repair work goes to whose pocket?. I wish a probe from Lokayuktha!

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Prabhakara, Belthangadi / Qatar
Tue, Jul 19 2011
It is very sad to see our Thaluk roads being in a meserable condition, and I wonder crores of rupees that are sanctioned for the repair work goes to whose pocket?. I wish a probe from Lokayuktha!

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Suresh Nayak, Guruvayankere
Tue, Jul 19 2011
A true story to give a wake-up call to NAHI - Engineers, MLA-Vasantha Bangera, MP - Nalin Kumar Kateel.

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Leo Dsouza, M'lore
Mon, Jul 18 2011
From the past 5-6 years the condition of the roads in Twin districts have been pathetic & Disaster's. Where is the money going, which is been paid as road tax. Not to blame any political party in personal, but atleast if they try to utilise 25% of the money to reconstruct the road facilities..could have been a wonderful task and more safer. The heavy trucks which are overloaded need to be peanlised severly for this kind of destruction and need better engineers in PWD who can think in advance

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vinay, mangalore
Mon, Jul 18 2011
Dear Jossey,

Do you know anything about Sri Padbhanabha Swamy Temple? If not pls dont comment. These wealth not given by the public or politicians. Simply dont comment as you wish.
Regarding Tirupathi, puttaparthi, devotees have donated and are donating. Dont you donate to the churches?

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flavia, mangalore
Mon, Jul 18 2011
bhartha prakashisuthide. All minister looking only their pocket. BJP sanctioned crore in only news. where is improvement? improvement only minister house, relatives and bhajarangi group, temples etc., down down BJP

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Alan, M'lore
Mon, Jul 18 2011
This the present ruling govt only has pot-holes, how can the people of the state expect for better or good road conditions througout.
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Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai / Mapusa
Mon, Jul 18 2011
Our Politician’s donate crores of public money to temples.
What happens to this money? Puttaparthi? Padmanabhaswamy? Tirupati?
If only part of this money was spent on infrastructure?
Do our Politicians have any COMMON SENSE?

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ANZ, Mangalore
Mon, Jul 18 2011
Hi Dennis, Mangalore
That's what it is. They never ever asphalt the roads untill and unless a so called Mantri will travel on that road and in that case only the bare minimum.
PWD = Patch Work Department

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Denis, M'lore
Mon, Jul 18 2011
Part of this road between "Punjalkatte" to "Kuvettu" has not been asphalted for 3 years except some patch work in between !!!. Recently our "haali" and "maaji" CM's visted Dharmasthala. I don't know whether they made "Anne" or "Saane" there. But, it could have been better if they had shown little concern towards the fate of these roads when they travel in luxury cars at the mercy of tax payers money. They need not pay from their pocket. Use only road tax collected from vehicle owners. We do not expect any charity from politicians either !!!

Also, see the roads between "Madanthyar & Uppinangady" and "Guruvayankere & Uppinangady". You can vouch for governments performance there !!! I have no idea what our name sake MP, MLA & District In Charge ministers are doing especially when they visit Dharmasthala several times.

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Vincy, SHAMBOOR/BANGKOK
Mon, Jul 18 2011
The BJP and its so called alliances are not doing anything for the roads leading to the temples.Thousands of people travel to Dharmastala and other temples but have you ever heard of BJP or its alliances ever made a dharna to extend or widen the roads?.

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