Unkempt roads, incomplete works, footpath encroachments, menace of flex boards reflect official apathy Mysore/Mysuru : Is the administrative machinery taking people for a ride, blatantly ignoring the pride of Mysuru, that is synonymous with several sobriquets like ‘Cultural Capital’ and ‘ Clean City ’ to name a few. Despite many glaring evidences that mar the pride of the city, the officials have turned a blind eye towards the pathetic sight with unkempt roads, incomplete works and the menace of flex boards. All these raise a moot question — In which way, the Mysuru that has princely imprint is heading? It is not just the officials, even the public have to take the blame for keeping mum without raising their voice against the civic apathy.
To cite several such instances, the underground pipeline works on a stretch of Ramanuja Road, a huge crater in front of Gopala Gowda Shanthaveri Memorial Hospital in Nazarbad, footpath encroachments in several parts of the city and flex boards marring the visual look of the city and deluge created on footpaths due to rains in the last 25 days, have been severely inconveniencing the public, but the authorities concerned are yet to wake up from the slumber. The junction near JSS Hospital at the intersection of Ramanuja Road and MG Road, has turned into a crater. The stretch of road was dug for underground pipeline works, but the contractor who completed the works on a snail’s pace, has allegedly failed to restore the road later.
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