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| ![]() 'Bengaluru will be an unliveable, dead city in 5 years' The Raves and rants thread seemed to be the appropriate place for such a news. Some thing which I realised during my journeys from home towards ITPL is that in very many places Bangalore is actually an "urbanised village". And this means there is no adequate infrastructure or civic amenities planning. The environmentalists are crying hoarse that water table levels in the city is going from bad to worse. From my side, I eagerly want to know where Varthur area would stand in another 5 years down the line. I feel this would be a typical example of an "urbanised village". A so-called suburb in the city, which has just got one main road (which is also the bazaar street) and lots of residential layouts/flats (off course with fancy English county names) sprouting out around it. No visible policing, no serious plans for traffic law enforcement etc. The other area which is worth watching is Bellandur (especially the Bellandur-Yamalur-Airport Road stretch). |
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| ![]() Did not know this was happening. New bridge on the bellandur side of the bellandur- yamalur road. Just happened to see an article. Link Quote:
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Ground water is depleted in most areas of bangalore, and if the summer turns out to be harsh next year too, there will be a water shortage, which will make those living on tankers of water shell out more money. And we will have more such tankers on the roads driving like mad. Still, you will find people investing on ACs instead of doing something to save water. If the Traffic situation worsens any further, then it will definitely reach a state when bangalore will become 'Undriveable' or whatever. How long can the cab drivers continue wearing out their knees and throwing them into the smallest gaps possible. There has to be an end to everything somewhere. | |
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| ![]() Guys maybe another round of fuel crisis around the corner ![]() Link Quote:
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BANNED Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru
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| ![]() Having used the Metro, I think if they fast track metro and build things in parallel instead of phases it will help a lot. Around Vidhana Soudha area, the ground water level is 20 feet or so ![]() Usually newer city areas are supposed to be well planned with good roads etc. Its the reverse in Bengaluru. |
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But what if it rains before the water dries out and civic work is stalled ? Won't the foam overrun everyone ? | |
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| ![]() I used to commute on the bellandur-yamalur stretch for 5 years before the office location changed and I am grateful for it. Most people talk about the bridge but that is not going to solve the problem. The major problem is narrow roads in the two villages. And it goes from bad to crazy when residents of the village stop/divert the traffic for temple festivals. Last edited by m8002? : 5th May 2016 at 10:06. |
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| ![]() Couple of days back on the Hoodi Road (4 lane divided one-way road) I saw a traffic cop speeding away on the wrong side! Last night just past 10pm, I was entering the NGEF road from Old Madras Road but could not make the left turn due to the presence of a bunch of 2 wheelers on the wrong side trying to scoot across to the Suranjan Das road junction (to avoid having to go till the Metro station and make a U-turn), so had no other option but to let them all pass and then turn left. The shocker was that the last 2 wheeler was a traffic cop who sheepishly turned his head and sped away ![]() The people who challan and fine other motorists for such offences, instead of setting an example for the right behavior are doing the exact opposite. God save us. Last edited by NPV : 5th May 2016 at 10:15. |
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Looks like by the time metro starts in Whitefield, the number of vehicles on the roads would have increased astronomically. | |
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The roads in Yemalur village continue to be a bottleneck when traffic is high. | |
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| ![]() Quote: But I don't believe the story is any different to any other Metro. Our big cities are dying, while contractors and politicians make enough money to settle their kids out of India. That unfortunately is the sad story of India. And Bangalore is no different. | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Wedding Chaos: Why do people invite the entire village to their wedding ceremony? They are supposed to bear witness to the event and bless the couple. What if, in the process, these villagers disrupt the lives of thousands who are not only not invited but also not interested? How do these blessings of a few weigh against the angst of the mass? The Palace Grounds is one such venue. All the VVVVVIPs of Bangalore want to get their kin married off at the hallowed grounds. I wonder if the place has a direct connection to the holy of the holies! What comes along with that are absolute disregard for the traffic and total demise of common sense. Cars parked on road, vehicles stopping and waiting for pickups and drops and not a cop in sight to manage the traffic. They are busy pleasing their VVVVVIPs otherwise they'll get posted to the remotest corner of the state. Apparently, there's a PIL filed last year for the same. http://www.bangaloremirror.com/banga.../48127734.cms? At the same time,BBMP is smoking all sort of illegal stuff. They have been expanding the roads around Palace grounds since the time dinosaurs roamed the earth. The dinos are extinct, and the apes have evolved into human beings, mostly. So, yesterday, some honcho MLA decided to get his son married off at the hallowed grounds and I was not invited along with thousands stuck on the road. Left the Press club at 10pm and decided to take the Cunningham Rd-Palace Rd-Mekri Circle-Sanjaynagar route. The darn traffic had backed up till Cunningham Road ! and nobody cares to even apologize to the public. These are the retards who we vote to power so that they can have a gala time at our expense. ***Rant ENDS*** |
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Idiocy rules. Mid-April, we had a few hundred meter stretch of Mysore Road blocked near Nayandahalli's Hanuman temple for Ram Navami festivities for THREE days. The resultant traffic grid-lock rendered all roads in a 5 mile radius unusable. Google Maps traffic alerts showed BSK 3rd Stage maroon for 12+ hours straight one day! The Gods themselves must be ![]() |
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BHPian Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bangalore
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Many 2-wheeler riders are a major menace. From NGEF to the U-turn is not going to take too long at 10pm. I just don't understand why is it so difficult to follow rules. The 4-lane Hoodi main road is a road where traffic violations are at the worst. Large trucks are always parked which closes of one lane. Then fools are driving on the wrong side which reduces the space for people driving in the right direction. Really don't know when people will learn to follow rules. Last Friday, when returning from Forum near St. John's a biker hits my car when the traffic just starts moving after a signal. He was having his helmet on the fuel tank. Most probably that hit the car when he moved. Such idiots I tell you. | |
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