Changes the new govt needs to bring in Bangalore. Now!
The city seems to be happy with the direction in which it is "developing" and has largely re-elected its sitting MLAs. Among the 28 constituencies in Bangalore, Congress has bagged 13 seats, BJP won 12 and JD(S), 3. The BJP, which lost its sheen across Karnataka, retained 12 seats here. With 13 seats for Congress and 12 for the BJP, it is surely going to be a difficult task keeping the interests and ideologies of both the parties together and working.
Bangalore is now waiting to see what the new government plans to do for the development and sustainability of the face of the nation - the IT city. The puddle of problems in the city is aplenty and the challenge for the newly elected leaders is to make it a liveable city. What next?
Let's look at the top 5 problems haunting Namma Bengaluru and the newly formed government needs to fix immediately.
Garbage
Saga
Several
tags
have
donned
the
city
since
ages.
IT-city,
Silicon
city,
Garden
city
and
now,
the
Garbage
city.
The
garbage
mess
in
Bangalore
has
hit
national
headlines
and
the
topic
has
been
one
of
the
most
talked
about.
Every
other
street
in
Bangalore
was
littered
with
huge
mounds
of
garbage
all
over.
From
popular
markets
like
K.R.
market,
Shivajinagar,
Madiwala,
and
Jayanagar,
no
place
was
spared
from
tonnes
of
filthy
stinky
garbage
mess.
Deadlines after deadlines came up but no respite from the bulging garbage problem. Nobody wants garbage in their backyard and this had resulted in the shutdown of all landfills in Bangalore due to the resistance from the people living near the landfills. Villages like Mandur, Mavallipura, Doddaballapura, S Bingipura are exposed to an environmental disaster with the villagers catching up several diseases. Contractors and truck drivers were running across Bangalore in search of a suitable place to dump tonnes of garbage. Solutions like waste segregation and turning waste into compost was discussed far and wide by could not bring much respite.
Will the new government be able to clean up the city mess and bring a permanent solution to the eminent problem across city?
Bumpy
Rides
850
sq
km
city
and
not
a
single
road
in
it
is
pothole
proof.
It's
just
the
usual
story
of
official
apathy
and
inefficiency
with
tales
like
no
funds,
weak
tender,
etc.
Be
it
the
swanky
Brigade
Road
or
a
small
lane
on
the
outskirts.
And
these
road
apathies
do
not
end
with
just
potholes.
Bangaloreans
are
plagued
equally
by
entire
stretches
dug
up
to
lay
cables
and
water
or
sanitary
pipes
not
filled
up
later
or
haphazardly
filled
up.
And Bangalore has the dubious distinction of leading the way even in the number of potholes - by last count, over 30, 000. The effect of these ‘piranhas' of the road is there for all to see: not only does traffic move gingerly, even on arterial roads, but not a day goes without a handful of motorists, especially bikers, ending up hospitalised with spinal injuries.
The need of the city is to get smooth roads where commuters are confident of reaching their destinations without the fear of getting dragged on the road after bumping into a pothole.
Blue
Gold
Bangalore
needs
1,400
million
litres
of
water
daily
but
gets
only
about
1,250
million
litres.
Out
of
800
million
litres
of
sewerage
water,
less
than
400
million
litres
is
processed
and
re-used.
At
the
4%
population
growth
rate
of
Bangalore
over
the
past
50
years,
the
population
of
Bangalore
living
in
the
772
km2
area
of
the
present
BBMP
will
increase
from
85
lakh
in
2011
to
one
crore
by
2016.
The
only
reliable
water
supply
to
Bangalore
is
from
Cauvery
with
a
gross
of
1,410
million
litres
a
day
(MLD).
Besides, Bangalore city falls under two basins, Cauvery and Pennaiyar basins. Only Cauvery basin area can receive Cauvery water and half of the Bangalore is outside it. A large portion of newly added areas on the outskirts are also denied Cauvery water supply. Rain water harvesting hasn't been put to practice at many places and conserving water is becoming difficult.
The water supply in the city is not able to quench the thirst of millions of Bangaloreans. The numbers are really scary. But the newly elected government should be able to come up with a solution to the drying Bangalore.
Disappearing
Lakes
A
forum
in
the
city
recently
stated
that
According
to
a
research
paper
from
the
Dept
of
Geology
Bangalore
University,
there
were
3000
lakes
in
1930.
And
in
1950
it
reduced
to
484
lakes.
Now
only
184
lakes
remain.
News
reports
also
stated
that
bore
wells
in
Bangalore
are
likely
to
pump
air
since
the
lakes
and
water
bodies
are
now
depleting.
Of the total lakes, which the Palike claims the City has, 42 were reportedly lost due to development work. They were converted to residential layouts, playgrounds, stadiums, industries, government buildings and bus stands. Scores of private projects, apartments, indepedent houses and commercial complexes now stand on erstwhile lakes. Disappearing lakes are one of the reasons for the noticeable rise in the city's temperature.
Now the point is, will the new government work hard towards the restoration and conservation of Bangalore's beautiful lakes?
Namma
Metro
The
much
awaited
project
that
is
close
to
Bangloreans'
heart.
There
is
much
talk
about
how
the
metro
will
reduce
the
road
burdens
and
traffic.
Bangalore
is
waiting
for
a
full
Metro
connectivity
which
would
decrease
the
travel
time.
But
at
the
pace
with
which
metro
is
being
constructed,
there
are
several
other
problems
that
revolve
around
it..
Phase 1 will cover 41 kms, of which only 6.7 km has been operational. Works in all other corridors are snail-paced. Commuters travelling on the roads where construction is on, have been discomforted with battered roads and diversions. Main roads like Mysore road and Yelahanka have been witnessing terrible traffic jams because of the slow pace of construction work. Roads have been dug up and debries are lying all around.
Will the new governance ensure a speedy construction of metro rail and completion of the project?
"Wait and watch" is the way forward for Bangloreans.
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