Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, May 1: The residents of the city are upset with MCC for the shoddy works being carried out in the name of Smart City projects. The new concrete roads that were just constructed are being dug again due to lack of proper planning and coordination.

The road from Monkeystand to Mangaladevi via Cascia High school was developed just a month ago under the Smart City project. The drainage and footpath are also built. However, as there was no coordination between the people who built the road and those who were given the drainage and footpath work, the rain water has been flowing on the road. The residents of Monkeystand and Cascia High School area are facing hardships because of this.

Now the newly laid concrete road is being dug to make way for the rainwater to flow. Tax payers’ money is being wasted due to lack of coordination between the engineers and contractors of MCC.

Mobile cable channels were put in front of Mangaladevi temple from quite some time. During the Smart city project, a footpath was built over them and interlock and steel poles were erected. Some days ago, when there was a technical fault with the mobile service provider, they searched for the chamber and were in for a shock that the chamber is under the footpath. Then they dug the footpath to reach the chamber. These are the kinds of works that are done by MCC.

Social worker Dilraj Alva says, “The only solution to this issue is to suspend the engineer responsible for the said work that is carried out under the limits of MCC. In addition, the contractor concerned has to be blacklisted. If the newly laid concrete needs to be broken, the cost involved should be borne by the respective contractor and engineer. Then only they will work with more responsibility.”