Unplanned and Slow! Snail’s Pace of Manhole Construction Irks Commuters

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Violet Pereira, Mangaluru. Team Mangalorean.
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Unplanned and Slow! Snail’s Pace of Manhole Construction Irks Commuters

Unplanned and Slow! Snail’s Pace of Manhole Construction near Jimmy’s Super Market (on the way to Nanthoor) Irks Commuters

Mangaluru: One thing for sure, that you’ll all agree with me is that-Digging of roads/streets/bye-lanes/footpaths will never stop in Mangaluru no matter what- and we have seen it in the past and will see it in future too. Mescom, Telephone Co’s, Contractors, building owners etc- they all dig the roads/streets, footpaths without prior permission from Mangaluru City Corporation. There is no end to this- and once they dig, and after their work is done, they leave the dug up area in a shabby condition. And no action is taken against them, either by the MCC or District Administration. And here is yet another newly concreted road near Jimmy’s Super Market, on the way to Nanthoor Circle has been dug up to construct a new manhole.

For a City which has been selected as one of the “Smart City” of India, but it seems like we are lacking “Smart People”, right from MCC Officials, Engineers, Contractors, and other District authorities who are simply wasting tax payers hard earned money on projects, which once completed have to be re-done or new roads have to be dug up to lay drainage or construct new manholes or address some water problems. Just look at the sad situation of this newly constructed concrete which was done just a couple months ago- now due to a poor planning when the road construction was carried on and now completed- now they are digging the road to construct a new manhole. Why wasn’t the construction of the new manhole done while the road was being constructed, is the question that many citizens would ask- but getting the right answer from the concerned authorities will be a tough one. Because they screwed up!

The following pictures were taken two weeks ago on this construction site:

Mangalorean.com had reported a story “https://www.mangalorean.com/not-smart-constructing-manhole-just-after-a-road-was-newly-concreted/” dated 22 April 2017 about the construction of a manhole, and the road being dug up right in middle of a busy road. It has now been nearly four weeks that the work has been started on this project, and still it is not completed. Couple of weeks ago, when we had reported, there was a half-constructed manhole – and a couple of days ago, the same half-constructed manhole has been demolished, and they are trying to construct a new one. (see the picture of the half-constructed manhole dumped at a side)

This proves how careless and unplanned are the engineers, contractors etc when they take up a project. Tax payers money is wasted every time such stupid and unplanned work has been carried on either by the MCC or district administration. When such projects are taken up which cause inconveniences to commuters, motorists and general public, the concerned authorities should speed the work, and not at a snail’s pace, just like this manhole construction on a busy Kadri-Nanthoor road- which has been a nightmare and a safety hazard for the public and motorists.

The following pictures were taken two days ago at the same construction site:

Snail’s pace of work on drainage construction on this project has subjected the commuters to inconvenience. The work on the project is being carried out slow and easy by the laborers against the public demand for its earliest completion. A spot visit to the area revealed that on average, the laborers work not many hours in order to complete the project at the earliest. Locals and its adjoining areas based business units have raised their serious concerns over the slow pace of work. “We are not satisfied with the pace of work. Actually we have already asked authorities to expedite the work and complete it in a shortest possible time. There must be a double shift of the work to ensure that the project is completed at the earliest. Its execution has caused immense hardships to locals and commuters,” said Ajith, a commuter who takes this road every single day.

A local resident who lives very close to this construction sight speaking to Team Mangalorean.com said, ” I have no idea what kind of planning has been done regarding this project. Earlier a manhole was half-built, but now they have removed it and put it aside. Why can’t the engineers or the contractors use their common sense before they start the work. This project will go a long way before it is completed- and the commuters have to bear the brunt of it. Too sad that a “smart City” is progressing in such a careless way of planning”.

Well said by the residents and commuters- but it seems like no one cares about it- new roads are constructed, and within the next few hours or few days they are broken to give way for a new project/work. This education hub is now like a middle-aged bachelor, with the government and MCC trying to dress him up with all sorts of cosmetics while the vital aspects are being sidelined. With half the city being dug up for one or the other reason the traffic appear to be going haywire while the pedestrians are scampering for safety. Mangaluru has a dubious reputation for being the most unsafe city for pedestrians. Nobody has investigated into that so there is no official document available for gauging the level of discomfort for the pedestrian but the way the city is dug up at present it is evident to the naked eye the violation of safety of pedestrians.

School children, young and old folks, ladies and gentlemen are the most susceptible. They come onto the road to escape the dug up areas endangering their safety.It is a carnage out there. With the roads dug up here in there, some could claim that they have sent people to the hospital with injuries, some others would state that they have claimed lives! Even today, when there is so much conversation about road safety, and despite pedestrians being at the fore of this conversation, many roads are not safe either due to construction or debris left after construction. Not “Smart” for an upcoming “Smart City?”. Until this construction of the manhole is completed, commuters and motorists may have to keep their fingers crossed. Have a safe commute around this construction zone?

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2 Comments

  1. I always wonder how our elected leaders have failed to stop these dangerous, embarrassing things right in the middle of city area!! I guess they are too busy approving crores of rupaayees for ‘beautification’ projects!!

  2. Mr. Truth Seeker:

    Do you wish to know the truth? I am just speculating and I may be wrong or right?

    Netas want to undertake big projects, where they make a killing. Doing small jobs, just brings in peanuts.

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