As per a survey conducted by the Bengaluru civic body ahead of its budget, citizens want better roads, streetlights and pedestrian ways. The My City My Budget campaign survey was conducted by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) along with city-based NGO Janaagraha,
People from 243 wards in eight zones of the city participated in the survey, as per a report by the Indian Express. BBMP chief commissioner Tushar Girinath on Monday said that 16,261 people participated in the survey and 67 per cent of them demanded that road infrastructure, footpaths, and drain maintenance should be prioritised.
Data shared by the BBMP showed that citizens focused on maintenance of footpaths, roads and drains. “In terms of road infrastructure, citizens have prioritised over 1,490 km of existing roads to be repaired; over 470 km of new footpaths to be created, and to repair over 950 km of existing footpaths. The citizens reiterated the need for having safer streets by requesting to provide adequate streetlights to over 240 km of our streets,” the BBMP said.
Citizens have demanded for policy formulation which will help clean the environment and develop climate resistance in view of rising pollution levels, Girinath said, as per the report.
Citizens of Mahadevapura, Yelahanka and Dasarahalli also demanded to augment Solid Waste Management infrastructure. In the survey, 56 per cent of inputs received belong to the Inner Wards (West, South, and East Zones) while 44 per cent came from Outer Zones (Bommanahalli, Dasarahalli, Mahadevapura, Raja Rajeshwari Nagara, and Yelahanka).
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