BENGALURU: Candidates in search of votes at Polluramma slum in Doddigunta, Cox Town, beneath the CV Raman Nagar meeting constituency in Bengaluru face the wrath of folks there. For six years, around four,000 residents of the slum were compelled to use four dilapidated toilets.
The lack of toilets has been a pressing drawback for 358 households in Polluramma (BBMP Ward 79) since 2012 after absence of upkeep lowered the present facility with 12 lavatories to a shambles. The residents are made up our minds to make the toilet a ballot factor. They will vote for someone who fixes this messy drawback. They declare bathroom renovation used to be their number one demand within the 2015 polls too.
Women’s bathroom has piece of fabric for door
T his time, we’ll vote for the one that will assure us he’ll repair the toilet,” mentioned N Anand, another resident. BBMP authorities within the ward failed to comment, declaring that the matter is withsenior officers.
So, major celebration applicants sitting MLA S Raghu (BJP), R Sampath Raj (Congress), P Ramesh (JD-S) and Mohan Dasari (AAP)now know the important thing to get these votes—repair the toilets.
“The commodes broke, the doors went lacking, drainage flooded into the toilet and so they was unusable. The grill gate is rusted and jammed and the toilet is inaccessible,” lamented Lilly alias Lalitha, a resident.
The ladies segment at the rightsidehas an outdated piece of fabric which serves as a door. “The bathroom is open within the morning for a couple of hours and again within the evening. There is a mad rush to use the lavatory which regularly leads to fights,” says Shantamma, a resident.
“The MLA and the corporator (BJP)haven’tcomethis time to ask for votes however despatched their cronies.Peoplehere are very angry,” mentioned A Emmanual aliasTittu, another resident. No major celebration candidate has come calling for campaigning.
Some residents, who attempt to answer nature’s call in neighbouring NC Colony, regularly face the wrath of residentsthere asthereis a strict unwritten code that Pollurammans should no longer use their facility. Polluramma slum in Kadirappa Road is a 48-yearold settlement. It used to be beneath the Bharathi Nagar contingency sooner than coming beneath CV Raman Nagar in 2008.
The lack of toilets has been a pressing drawback for 358 households in Polluramma (BBMP Ward 79) since 2012 after absence of upkeep lowered the present facility with 12 lavatories to a shambles. The residents are made up our minds to make the toilet a ballot factor. They will vote for someone who fixes this messy drawback. They declare bathroom renovation used to be their number one demand within the 2015 polls too.
Women’s bathroom has piece of fabric for door
T his time, we’ll vote for the one that will assure us he’ll repair the toilet,” mentioned N Anand, another resident. BBMP authorities within the ward failed to comment, declaring that the matter is withsenior officers.
So, major celebration applicants sitting MLA S Raghu (BJP), R Sampath Raj (Congress), P Ramesh (JD-S) and Mohan Dasari (AAP)now know the important thing to get these votes—repair the toilets.
“The commodes broke, the doors went lacking, drainage flooded into the toilet and so they was unusable. The grill gate is rusted and jammed and the toilet is inaccessible,” lamented Lilly alias Lalitha, a resident.
The ladies segment at the rightsidehas an outdated piece of fabric which serves as a door. “The bathroom is open within the morning for a couple of hours and again within the evening. There is a mad rush to use the lavatory which regularly leads to fights,” says Shantamma, a resident.
“The MLA and the corporator (BJP)haven’tcomethis time to ask for votes however despatched their cronies.Peoplehere are very angry,” mentioned A Emmanual aliasTittu, another resident. No major celebration candidate has come calling for campaigning.
Some residents, who attempt to answer nature’s call in neighbouring NC Colony, regularly face the wrath of residentsthere asthereis a strict unwritten code that Pollurammans should no longer use their facility. Polluramma slum in Kadirappa Road is a 48-yearold settlement. It used to be beneath the Bharathi Nagar contingency sooner than coming beneath CV Raman Nagar in 2008.
This Bengaluru slum has 4 loos for 4,000 people
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