BANGALORE: Indiranagar is arguably one of the fastest growing localities in Bangalore. The area boasts of numerous restaurants. Indiranagar will soon also have its very own mall.In the midst of all this, lies the ISRO housing colony, an important landmark in the area. The stretch of road in front of this Government of India building is in a severe state of neglect. The road, that connects 12th main, Indiranagar to 7th main, HAL IInd stage, is characterised with large potholes and huge mounds of stone all around. The gutters here are left open in a few places as well. Small pebbles are scattered all over the road. The water that collects in these potholes makes commuting a Herculean task. What makes the situation worse is that these potholes are on a bend and cover almost three fourth of the road. The problem here is that these potholes are wide and very deep, hence they can prove to be dangerous as well. To add to it the road is not very well lit at night, thereby increasing the risk while driving at night. A domestic help from the ISRO colony gave a new light to the hassle. She said, “At night, the situation is worse. We cannot cross the road. While walking we are always at risk of getting hit by vehicles, since the only source of illumination on the road are the headlights of these vehicles.” Eight-year-old Arjun, a resident of the area, expressed his disappointment at not being able to drive his bicycle on the road as it is covered with pebbles and his mother fears he will get hurt. Also voicing his sentiments was a motorist on the road, Ramesh, who said, “It is impossible to see the road until we make the turn. We swerve to avoid the potholes and that makes it risky.” City Express had written a report, ‘No respite even after years of complaining’, about the drainage problems faced by the residents of the colony on May 26. Despite complaining, the drains are still overflowing due to the block caused by the debris. The officials concerned had mentioned that the work was in progress, however, nothing has been done about it yet.The local corporator, K Chandrashekara informed that the budget for the area was `1 crore. The traffic flow on this road is said to be approximately 7,860 vehicles every day. Linganna, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) engineer in charge said, “I am going to ensure that this will be acted upon soon. I will work on it and ensure that it won’t be left until so late the next time. If there are further complaints, please register them in the control room so we know that we have to act upon it.”
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