BENGALURU: Saturdays are generally spent socialising, however the citizens of Kasavanahalli, off Sarjapur Road in southeast Bengaluru, marched at the streets on Saturday to vent their anger over the lack of fundamental civic facilities and infrastructure in the house.
Armed with banners and braving the afternoon solar, the citizens (most commonly running execs) shaped a 2km-long human chain asking civic government and local politicians to pay attention to the issues - deficient drainage, road infrastructure and lack of pavements among others - confronted via them. This is the first major protest in the house, with over 1,500 citizens taking to the streets.
"Both the main road and the interior roads are in terrible shape; there are no footpaths for pedestrians. Walking along these roads is like an going through an obstacle course; we have to cross and jump over the potholes and open drains. Moreover, despite demanding Cauvery water for years, nothing has materialised, and we are forced to depend on tankers," mentioned Asha Vishwanathan of the Kasavanahalli Development Forum (KDF), which represents 28 resident welfare associations.
Vishnu Prasad, convener-founder, KDF, mentioned, "Despite this area being a key passage for connectivity from Electronics City to Wipro and ORR, there are only two or three buses in the mornings and evenings. Due to this, residents are forced to use private vehicles or take shared autos and cabs. Further, there are barely any traffic police officers deployed in this area."
Indicating that the issues plaguing the world had been visible during the protest as smartly, Sudhir R, a resident, mentioned "Somehow, on a narrow road jammed with traffic, with a herd of cattle passing by, we are lucky to get some space to protest."
Owing to the pathetic situation of the world, contributors of KDF had met native MLA Aravind Limbavali and house corporator Asha Suresh on February 24. However, not anything a lot got here out of this assembly, regardless of the citizens even drafting brief and long-term development plans.
"We plan to continue this fight and may even organize a bigger protest in the future. If nothing is done to address our issues, we will be forced to field a candidate from our area in the elections," added Prasad.
Armed with banners and braving the afternoon solar, the citizens (most commonly running execs) shaped a 2km-long human chain asking civic government and local politicians to pay attention to the issues - deficient drainage, road infrastructure and lack of pavements among others - confronted via them. This is the first major protest in the house, with over 1,500 citizens taking to the streets.
"Both the main road and the interior roads are in terrible shape; there are no footpaths for pedestrians. Walking along these roads is like an going through an obstacle course; we have to cross and jump over the potholes and open drains. Moreover, despite demanding Cauvery water for years, nothing has materialised, and we are forced to depend on tankers," mentioned Asha Vishwanathan of the Kasavanahalli Development Forum (KDF), which represents 28 resident welfare associations.
Vishnu Prasad, convener-founder, KDF, mentioned, "Despite this area being a key passage for connectivity from Electronics City to Wipro and ORR, there are only two or three buses in the mornings and evenings. Due to this, residents are forced to use private vehicles or take shared autos and cabs. Further, there are barely any traffic police officers deployed in this area."
Indicating that the issues plaguing the world had been visible during the protest as smartly, Sudhir R, a resident, mentioned "Somehow, on a narrow road jammed with traffic, with a herd of cattle passing by, we are lucky to get some space to protest."
Owing to the pathetic situation of the world, contributors of KDF had met native MLA Aravind Limbavali and house corporator Asha Suresh on February 24. However, not anything a lot got here out of this assembly, regardless of the citizens even drafting brief and long-term development plans.
"We plan to continue this fight and may even organize a bigger protest in the future. If nothing is done to address our issues, we will be forced to field a candidate from our area in the elections," added Prasad.
Kasavanahalli residents hit streets seeking amenities
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