BANGALORE: It's a roller-coaster ride every day for close to 3,500 children up and about to school. But who cares? Residents of Thubarahalli in Whitefield are tired of appealing to the civic authorities to asphalt the 950-metre-long school road for the past many years.
The road which starts from Kundanahalli sees at least 150 school buses ply every day, and is dotted with a dozen residential complexes around, home to over 8,000 residents. What's worse, this is the only road accessible to these apartments. The rainy season makes the picture all the more dirty. Travelling here is a nightmare, and more so due to the frequent traffic jams. Nitya Ramakrishnan, cofounder of Whitefield Rising, a residents' forum, wonders why the civic authorities didn't consider laying the road at the time of giving permission to build apartments and schools.
Last October, the harried residents raised their voice against the BBMP, staging a protest to air their woes. They even wrote to the chief minister and the Prime Minister's Office. But not even a tiny stretch has been asphalted till date.
The work order to develop this road was issued on February 21, 2014, yet the civic authorities haven't budged, says another resident, Soumendra Mahapatra. "When it rains, thick slippery slush coats the road, making it almost impossible to walk or ride two-wheelers," he says.
Another factor that compounds the problem is that a part of the road is a private property. A board reads loud and clear: "This isn't a public road. This is a private property near Rhea's School."
Hari Krishna, a software engineer living here, says it's dangerous to travel or walk here at night, as the streetlights are often defunct. Obviously, the risk in manifold more for senior citizens, he adds.
The road which starts from Kundanahalli sees at least 150 school buses ply every day, and is dotted with a dozen residential complexes around, home to over 8,000 residents. What's worse, this is the only road accessible to these apartments. The rainy season makes the picture all the more dirty. Travelling here is a nightmare, and more so due to the frequent traffic jams. Nitya Ramakrishnan, cofounder of Whitefield Rising, a residents' forum, wonders why the civic authorities didn't consider laying the road at the time of giving permission to build apartments and schools.
Last October, the harried residents raised their voice against the BBMP, staging a protest to air their woes. They even wrote to the chief minister and the Prime Minister's Office. But not even a tiny stretch has been asphalted till date.
The work order to develop this road was issued on February 21, 2014, yet the civic authorities haven't budged, says another resident, Soumendra Mahapatra. "When it rains, thick slippery slush coats the road, making it almost impossible to walk or ride two-wheelers," he says.
Another factor that compounds the problem is that a part of the road is a private property. A board reads loud and clear: "This isn't a public road. This is a private property near Rhea's School."
Hari Krishna, a software engineer living here, says it's dangerous to travel or walk here at night, as the streetlights are often defunct. Obviously, the risk in manifold more for senior citizens, he adds.
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