Airport which is almost 35 kms from Bangalore Kempegowda Bus stand, has raised many questions and fear in the minds of People. Actually it might take more time in reaching Airport from the city center, than traveling in the Air.
Road connectivity to the airport remains an issue and obviously the single largest concern. The NH-7 which is the only highway that links the city and the airport is already choked with heavy vehicular traffic. NHAI did quite well to accommodate huge traffic from Hebbal Flyover. But the real problem lies till we reach Hebbal Flyover. Almost all Junctions within the city are Jammed!
To overcome this, BBMP came out with the idea of "Magic Box”. Magic Boxes are immediate replacements for Underpass.
These Boxes which are 4.5 mts Wide, can accommodate 2 Four -Wheeler/ 1 lorry/bus...and almost all the Magic Boxes have the Concept of u -Turn, myself traveling daily through the Cauvery Theater Magic Box,
1) U-Turn is very narrow
2) Magic Box is too small
3) Magic Box will be tested During Rainy season
Magic box is an ideal solution for smaller junctions. It is very compact, has anyone imagined what will happen if a bus breaks down inside the magic box??
But no one here has a foresight, a true example of this was when the work started for Cauvery Junction, the BWSSB pipes were dug up, on enquire BBMP came up with the most outrageous reply (you can only expect from them) “we did not know about this”!!!
Well for this they take home the award under the category - “THIS IS NOT MY JOB”.
Magic Box At Cauvery Theater.
Now after enough of cribbing on traffic lets move to the other amenities. After proudly declaring that the whole junction from High ground police station to Hebbal would be signal free, lets see where a common man stand. What if a man has to cross from BDA complex to the road that connects Vasanthnagar, similarly at other junctions. Can now the question be asked where the pedestrian skyways are?? Or is it expected after a couple of senior citizens and school kids are killed in these junctions.
Next in the list of complaints would be street lighting. Well the traffic woes kind of end at Hebbal flyover but lighting problem would start from here. No street lights either at the center on the road divider or on the sides. Where is the safety? (Somebody said Bangalore is a safe place, I don’t know for residents or thieves) This issue gets a mention because there are residential layouts on both sides of NH & from Hebbal to almost Devanhalli or BIAL (if not already existing will come up soon).When will street lighting be provide?? Maybe we will have to wait for another set of elections, new BBMP chief’s etc .Huh!!
The great town planners or city planners came up with the equation BANGALORE = SINGAPORE but with a minor correction minus basic amenities.
Can anyone show me public restrooms or toilets on either side of the road on the entire stretch. Imagine the plight of women, children and handicapped people (I am trying to ignore the men!!). Another unanswered question.
Well at the end of it just one simple question We need to ask.
o DID THE BIAL POP UP OVERNIGHT??
o Wasn’t it planned and the implementation started 6 long years ago!!!
o The deadline date was then fixed as 30 march 2008.
But We guess BBMP realized it & started the work in January 2008.
What were they doing from 2003 to 2007??
What do we call this gracious ignorance or over confidence??
11 MAY 2008 = “DEAD”LINE!!!!
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Akshay B
We The People.
