‘Agencies must wake up from slumber’
The Hindu
Residents want action to be taken against officials concerned for lapses in maintaining roads
For weeks, residents from neighbourhoods across the city have been staging protests to highlight the condition of roads and pavements, and the health hazards they pose to motorists and pedestrians. The death of a differently-abled 75-year-old man while he was reportedly negotiating his scooter on a pothole on Manganapalya Main Road has angered citizens, many of whom blamed civic agencies for apathy. They demanded that agencies wake up from their “deep slumber” and take action against the officials concerned for the lapses. Rajkumar Dugar of Citizens for Citizens demanded that the government impose a heavy penalty on officials and others who fail to maintain roads. “In July, a biker was injured after his motorcycle skidded on loose gravel near Kalpana Circle. People carrying out Smart City works were responsible as they did not clear the gravel while carrying out the repair work. Our volunteers rushed him to the hospital and got him treated,” he said.More Related News