Mangalore: Traffic Chaos—Mayor, Mayor, Quite Contrary !


Mangalore: Traffic Chaos—Mayor, Mayor, Quite Contrary !

by Melka Miyar
Pics: Prajwal Ukkuda
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (CN)

Mangalore, Aug 25: Citizens of the city looked forward to a new era of reforms with the change in the party running the Mangalore City Corporation (MCC). After the BJP took charge, The MCC seemed geared up to reach some milestones. However, it now seems that the hurried decisions taken by the new administration, have created traffic chaos throughout the city.

The MCC has decided to concrete all roads in the heart of the city, simultaneously and began the work on August 10. Without doubt,  the city roads are in a bad condition due to the recent heavy rains, and concreting is indeed the ultimate solution suggested by the engineers in the city. But for commuters who are already having a tough time navigating the potholed roads, it is an additional worry to take detours each day, as many other arterial roads have been closed down for concreting.

However, road blocks are now a common feature after the closure of the road from Balmata to Bendorewell, and a long queue of vehicles can be found at Bendore junction every day at peak hours. The traffic police are doing their best to ensure smooth movement of traffic around the city, but are not seeing much success. 

Traffic has been diverted through the railway station road as the road between Prabhath Talkies and Hampankatta signal has been closed. This has increased traffic density on the other roads. The inefficiency of the MCC authorities has come to light with this poorly calculated move of theirs.

The MCC had a plan to have four lanes on the roads. But the work has been started without acquiring the required land. The mayor and other senior corporators of the ruling party are trying to convince the shop owners to give up the land now. Interestingly, 75 per cent of the work is already finished here.



















MCC mayor Ganesh Hosabettu assures that the work between Hampankatta signal and Prabhath Talkies will be finished before August 31 and a further 10 days may be needed for the curing. But the work between Prabhath and PVS will be started only after the land acquisition is done near Sujata Hotel. The mayor has no clear answer when this road will be concreted.

The vision of the city administration, for better roads,  is really appreciable. At the same time  authorities should try and minimize the inconvenience caused to citizens and realize that work begun with the right strategy can give better results.

  

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  • NELSON.DSOUZA, ATTUR/NITTE

    Thu, Aug 28 2008

    I am happy to see the road from Balmatta to bendoorwell which is concreted now. Looking good now.  I wish our kudla to improve a lot and lot. But people working for it should be good in heart.

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  • Abdul Lathif, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2008

    I am returning to Mangalore after 2 years with the hope that the road and civic conditions would have improved. It is as pathetic as before, if not worse. I am surprised by the state of the roads. The people of Mangalore have resigned to their fate and are accepting such roads. No person in their right senses will drive his personal car on the Mangalore roads.

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  • Khanjar, Mangalore / KSA

    Thu, Aug 28 2008

    Paid parking buildings / spaces @ major locations. Legalize the allowance of standing passengers for max. 60% of the seated passengers. Firstly its OUR individual effort & a slight flexibility to support the administration to serve us better. MANASSU IDDALLI MAARGA ILLA DIDDARE CHARANDI....

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  • PRAKASH N RAO, MANGALORE

    Wed, Aug 27 2008

    Before closing an existing road for concretizing, the authorities concerned viz., MCC Commissioner, Superintendent of Police, the Hob'ble MPs and MLAs of Mangalore City, should drive/walk through the temporary diverted road and find out whether the same is in motorable condition. If it is not, then they must get it repaired so that there is smooth flow of traffic during the closure of existing roads. Hence, I request the authorities concerned that atleast now before closing the Saibeen - KSRTC road, please make proper arrangements for diverting the traffic so that there is no chaos.

    Similarly please plan for a ring road around Mangalore City so that future traffic problem can be addressed now only. Also if possible, make a jogging track around Mangala Stadium for people to walk in the morning and evening as lot of people come for walking in the morning and evening. Instead of people walking inside the stadium, the Govt can make a nice arrangements for walking around the stadium from outside.

    Also demolish all the Govt residential quarters opp. Stadium and construct a high rise building and accomodate all the govt employees and remaining space, please utilise for planting trees or convert it into a garden. Also demolish all the police quarters at Kavoor junction near Infosys and construct a high rise building and accommodate all the police officials/employee.

    The MCC Commissioner should plan cleaning of the City in such a manner that all the dustbins should be emptied before 5 AM in the morning and every body should be told not to throw garbage during day time. Between 8P.M. to 10 P.M. everybody should put the garbage in the roadside bin for disposal. Have proper system for parking and vending in the City. Mark space at every spot so that the parking and vending do not become an obstacle for the road users. This and such other measures will definitely bring cleaniness and some discipline in the City.

    I also request the DC Shri Maheshwar Rao, to please discipline the Bus Drivers both City and Udupi buses. Please remove all horns which are very shrill and fix speed limit while driving in City. No stopping any where they like. Also City buses, the conductors are shouting and blowing vishtile at every bus stop. They are in such a hurry that they do not see whether some is boarding the bus or getting down from the bus. Also the bus should be stopped in such a manner that it does not obstruct the smooth flow of the traffic.

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  • Santhosh( Dubai), mangalore

    Wed, Aug 27 2008

    Anyway BJP is doing good work.Comments are common. We should appreciate their works.

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  • ruchir agarwal, mangalore

    Wed, Aug 27 2008

    No planning and no using thier heads!! thats what our city fathers are.First of all the diverted roads should have been made pot hole free before closing the main roads for concreting.

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  • Irwin Pinto, Bombay( mangalore)

    Wed, Aug 27 2008

    Better to have patience & co-operate with road construction authorities/ activities.it is alright if people face difficulties for few days ,for more wider & concrete roads.Mangalore needs wide roads, additional new-crossroads, many parks, many flyovers, many play grounds with BEST TOWN PLANNING.Karnataka is already lagging behind in making wide roads.

    Look at other dist towns of other states. People of Bombay cooperated for years while constructing flyovers.Now some are very comfortable here though these are not enough for future.

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  • Sdanand, puttur /bahrain

    Wed, Aug 27 2008

    Hi Santosh. You mention BJP don't know how to make traffic. then who knows ? . somebody making good job we have to appreciate that .

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  • Ivan C Monteiro, Urwa, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 26 2008

    We need to appreciate the good work done but at what cost! Does the MCC wait for private participation to conretize every road in Mangalore? or Are they able to wake up at least now to give the honest tax payers and all citizens of Mangalore a good Infrastructure. It seems that our honurable Ministers are elected only to cut ribbions at the inaugration of the concretization and are least bothered to even complete the unfinised job.

    Honurable district Minister we the citizens of Mangalore humbly request you not to cut any more Ribbons on the road as we are already sandwiched from all sides and there is chaos in the city. We request you to work sincerely for the completion of the Roads to make Mangalore more beautiful. when the whole Infrastructure is completed to make Mangalore more beautiful with your sincere efforts, We the citizens of Mangalore feel proud of you to have you among us as "A nobel and Upright Statesman.

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  • Ashutosh V Shah, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 26 2008

    Concrete work has started, but with all round confusions and delays and inconvininence to the citizens. It should be done in a phased manner and area by area should be covered. People have no place to park vehicles and shop owners are left without business for months...

    Development at whose cost? And the quality of concrete roads will be known only after 1 year...look at the alake concrete road..its pathetic...only M.G.Road work is done with quality in mind.

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  • Santhosh bajal, bajal

    Tue, Aug 26 2008

    In mangalore city there is no future ideas , and BJP leaders dont know how to improve the Mangalore city,  There is no suitable parking facility near shopping centres. corporation officials should check before issuing licence to the builders.

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  • Felix Castelino, Attavar'Mangalore=575001

    Tue, Aug 26 2008

    I am a Senior Citizen, On behalf of the Mangalore Senior Citizens and elderly people request and appeal the Mangalore Police and Corpration authorities to help us by keeping policeman for people who cross from one side to another, namely Kankanady, Bunts hostel, near Milagres Church and wherever possible.

    While people want to cross the roads instead of helping by slowing down the vehicles the drivers whether they are private cars, buses or autos they increase the speed and there is non cooperation among the public.

    Why we, senior citizens are treated like this in non disciplinary way? Is it possoble some authorities of our Mangalore Town or lions club members come forward so that our difficulties of crossing the roads would be solved, Kindly consider in a polite way, we are also human beings, dont ttreat us like animals, Jai Hind.

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  • Manoj Rao, Kadri

    Tue, Aug 26 2008

    Where can we park our vehicles when the roads are concreted near the shops

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  • Ali Haroon, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 26 2008

    The work undertaken is in the right earnestness but the work cannot be carried out very fast due to several roadblocks, like Sujata building at KS Rao Road and the citizen should bear it for sometime. Good work MCC but dont be lethargic and try to overcome the difficulties.

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  • Steven, Dubai

    Tue, Aug 26 2008

    Dear Padmanaban,You should know that these things happens only in INDIA. First wear first garments then and then all will be beautiful. Dont count future now. BJP is now for 3 years then....?

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  • Vishal D'Souza, bangalore

    Tue, Aug 26 2008

    BJP is known for Developement. Congress is known for deviding people for vote bank. BJP keep it up your good work., we need good infrastructure in Mangalore as it's the next developing city after Bangalore. So make everytihng perfect so that we have good investments in future.

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  • Thanzeel Moosa, Kallapu, Kuwait

    Tue, Aug 26 2008

    The move is really appreciated. Mangalore is so boosting city, we need to have good infrastructure. Hope there will be some improvement this time.

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  • Padmanabha, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Tue, Aug 26 2008

    Look at the roads!!! They're so close to the shops... Why do they need to concrete till the doorstep of these shops? Anyway vehicles wont ply there Any idea if these shops will be demolished to make way for pavements? Else, its gonna be futile exercise of concreting the roads. Width will be the same leading to chaos

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