Bengaluru’s motorists struggle to negotiate Panathur’s sewage-soaked, pothole-riddled roads | Bengaluru News
Bengaluru: Rain is nowhere on the horizon but Panathur S-Cross connecting Outer Ring Road (ORR) in east Bengaluru is slushy as sewage runs across the arterial road. Motorists, especially two-wheeler riders, face a nightmare when they negotiate the sewage-filled potholes in the morning.
Right in front of Panathur railway underbridge, people are forced to drive through sewage water-filled potholes and slush, causing accidents for two-wheelers. Motorists also struggle to put up with foul smell emanating from open drains from sewage overflowing on both sides of the road.
A Panathur resident who uses the stretch regularly said, “One of the reasons for so much slush is water spilling out from tankers ferrying water to apartments at night. There is no proper sewage line connecting to the main drain. Mainly in the mornings, we see people struggling to commute through sewage water and slush. Two-wheeler riders and pedestrians are forced to put up with dirty water splashed on them by heavy vehicles passing by.”
Shwetha R, a resident of Balagere, said, “The entire stretch from Panathur RUB towards Kadubeesanahalli is filled with water and sewage. This is not Silicon Valley, but sewage valley. We are fed up with the civic issues we are facing here… we are also tired of asking the authorities concerned and giving letters to narrate our woes.”
Rajesh, another Balagere resident who travels through the stretch, said, “The road is not for two-wheeler riders to take their children along. What if they fall? Travelling on the stretch is too risky. The road is bumpy, we don’t know where the water is, where the gravels and potholes are. I shifted here five years ago, believing the road will be developed in no time, but it is just getting worse over the years.”
The executive engineer (projects), BWSSB, said, “Most of the 110 villages added to BBMP don’t have proper sewage connection. The issue at Panathur is the same. Most of the stretch has been brought under BWSSB’s sewage network. But a 100-metre stretch near S-Cross is still pending as land acquisition work for road widening is happening. Once the land is acquired, we will connect the sewage line and connect it to the STP located at Bellandur. This might take around a month.”
Panathur Main Road is the only stretch connecting Balagere and Panathur to Kadubeesanahalli and ORR. The road houses major apartments with 1,000-plus flats.
Right in front of Panathur railway underbridge, people are forced to drive through sewage water-filled potholes and slush, causing accidents for two-wheelers. Motorists also struggle to put up with foul smell emanating from open drains from sewage overflowing on both sides of the road.
A Panathur resident who uses the stretch regularly said, “One of the reasons for so much slush is water spilling out from tankers ferrying water to apartments at night. There is no proper sewage line connecting to the main drain. Mainly in the mornings, we see people struggling to commute through sewage water and slush. Two-wheeler riders and pedestrians are forced to put up with dirty water splashed on them by heavy vehicles passing by.”
Shwetha R, a resident of Balagere, said, “The entire stretch from Panathur RUB towards Kadubeesanahalli is filled with water and sewage. This is not Silicon Valley, but sewage valley. We are fed up with the civic issues we are facing here… we are also tired of asking the authorities concerned and giving letters to narrate our woes.”
Rajesh, another Balagere resident who travels through the stretch, said, “The road is not for two-wheeler riders to take their children along. What if they fall? Travelling on the stretch is too risky. The road is bumpy, we don’t know where the water is, where the gravels and potholes are. I shifted here five years ago, believing the road will be developed in no time, but it is just getting worse over the years.”
The executive engineer (projects), BWSSB, said, “Most of the 110 villages added to BBMP don’t have proper sewage connection. The issue at Panathur is the same. Most of the stretch has been brought under BWSSB’s sewage network. But a 100-metre stretch near S-Cross is still pending as land acquisition work for road widening is happening. Once the land is acquired, we will connect the sewage line and connect it to the STP located at Bellandur. This might take around a month.”
Panathur Main Road is the only stretch connecting Balagere and Panathur to Kadubeesanahalli and ORR. The road houses major apartments with 1,000-plus flats.
