Residents of Neeladri Road in Electronic City staged a protest here on Thursday demanding that the road be repaired, and steps be taken to reduce the vehicle density on the stretch.
Several information technology (IT) offices, including Wipro, are located on the road, and so vehicle density is high at all hours of the day causing inconvenience to the residents of the apartment complexes that have come up on either side of the stretch, according to protesters.
Among the protesters were residents of several apartment complexes, including Ajmera Apartment, Concorde Apartment, GVK Genises and Ittina Mahaveer, located on the one-km stretch of the road. They wore black badges and held placards that said ‘Save Neeladri Road’.
According to Givendra Ajmeera, a resident, it takes half-an-hour for him to reach home on Neeladri Road from Electronic City while it takes just 10 minutes for him to cover the stretch between the Silk Board and Electronic City.
Narendar U., a resident of Ittina Mahaveer apartment complex, added that the road is dotted with many potholes along the entire stretch. “During the rainy season, many accidents involving two-wheelers occur as it is difficult to assess where the potholes are on the flooded road,” he said.
The protesters pointed out that the absence of storm water drains on the stretch lead to flooding of the road, thus leading to frequent accidents. Besides that as the road is a shortcut to reach Electronic City, even heavy vehicles pass by that road instead of taking the main road.
Mr. Narendar said residents had petitioned Bangalore South MLA M. Krishnappa, BBMP authorities, panchayat officials and even the police but to no avail.
However, MLA Krishnappa attributed delay in taking up repair of Neeladri Road to communication gap between Electronics City Industries Association (ELCIA) and an apartment builder over taking up road repair. “They had volunteered to repair the road but there is lack of clarity about the implementation of repair work,” he said.
