Shray Chandra

#OurMobilityOurVoice #BetterBengaluru SH-35 corridor - Our team was out again this afternoon, at #Varthur and on Old Madras Road. What we saw was trucks, not the road. Heavy vehicles backed up through the same stretches where our school buses lose an hour or more, almost every single evening. This is not a one-off, it is the pattern. We also saw former MLA @ArvindLBJP , husband of the current MLA @MALimbavali examining the work in Varthur. Thank you for your efforts in working with the current govt / Minister @krishnabgowda on improving this stretch. Long over due Here is the thing: next week is the break for us, and for most schools in the area too. Fewer school buses, fewer children and families away on vacation for a few days. If there is ever a window to take up major repair and widening work on this corridor with the least disruption to residents, it is this one. We would urge the authorities to use it. We keep saying this because we believe it: we are not pointing fingers, we just want this corridor fixed, properly and for good, not patched until the next complaint. Thousands of us use this road every single day, and we want to contribute to making it better. #SH35 @krishnabgowda @PriyankKharge @GBAChiefComm @blrcitytraffic @wftrps @CPBlr @Jointcptraffic @DCPTrEastBCP @GBA_office @BPACofficial @dcpwhitefield @WFRising @sarjapuraps @SarjapuraRWA @rk_misra @MansoorKhanINC @PCMohanMP @MALimbavali @ArvindLBJP @BShivannaAnekal

Glad to GoK admitting our broken roads are a problem which impacts both the wellbeing of our citizens & Brand #Bengaluru. Hope to see #PotHoleFreeRoads, followed by investment in mass mobility transport ⁦@GBA_office⁩ ⁦@GBAChiefComm⁩ ⁦@CMofKarnataka⁩ ⁦⁦

This time around, we need to keep on top of this and ensure it doesn’t become yesterday’s headline. Perhaps part of the problem is that we get happy with bandaids too easily, when what Bengaluru really needs is major surgery. A few potholes get fixed. We see a fresh layer of tar. Traffic eases for a bit. We breathe a sigh of relief — and before we know it, everyone’s attention shifts elsewhere. And then, one year later, we are back here again. Year after year. For the last 11 years. We cannot keep treating the symptoms and then be surprised when the problem returns. This time, we need to stay with it — citizens, government, industry, schools, media — until we address the underlying issues and build solutions that last. Not another bandaid. The surgery Bengaluru has needed for far too long. @rk_misra @TVMohandasPai @blrcitytraffic @krishnabgowda @kiranshaw @WFRising @SarjapuraRWA @dpkBopanna @SruthySUllasTOI