Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai tore into Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.Ok. Shivakumar’s new plan to overtake Bengaluru’s civic infrastructure, warning that beauty upgrades will not repair years of neglect. In a pointy publish on X (previously Twitter), Pai accused Shivakumar of repeated failure and demanded fast on-ground fixes as monsoon units in.
“Pl don’t fail us as you have got failed us over final 2 years. Until upkeep is straight away improved metropolis won’t enhance,” he posted.
Itemizing pressing priorities for the federal government, Pai wrote, “Minister @DKShivakumar all this won’t enhance the town. Pl have a large clean-up eradicating particles, rubbish, muck for roads and footpaths. Clear up drain mouths, drains to permit rainwater to move. Restore footpaths to make metropolis a strolling metropolis. Enhance mouths of 12 Excessive visitors corridors to make visitors sooner. Cease making police manually handle visitors on roads. Restore ORR on struggle footing to make it a world class street.”
The tech entrepreneur didn’t cease there. “Minister once more you’re failing us. Pl stroll across the metropolis, not go in a Bus to grasp precise street situations for residents. Pl give attention to upkeep and restore for subsequent 60 days. We’re in monsoon season.”
Pai’s feedback got here in response to Shivakumar’s detailed infrastructure agenda shared on social media.
In keeping with the Deputy CM, key focus areas embrace flood administration, parking reform, vendor regulation, and digitisation of property information. “Speedy motion is being taken to handle flood-prone areas… A compensation of ₹10,000 will probably be offered to households affected by latest flooding,” Shivakumar wrote.
Different measures embrace:
- Mandating stilt parking as an alternative of basement parking for security.
- Managing 27,665 registered footpath distributors by way of designated zones and standardised merchandising carts.
- Digitising 25 lakh khatas, with 5 lakh already transformed to e-khatas.
- Providing Transferable Growth Rights (TDRs) for street widening primarily based on MLA suggestions.
- Merging Metro service roads with most important roads to ease visitors.
- Trimming hazardous tree branches and eradicating unlawful optical fibre cables.
- Strict automobile towing from No Parking zones and relocating the Skydeck mission to Kempe Gowda Format.
“We’ll proceed our consultations with all involved legislators and work in direction of constructing a Higher Bengaluru for all,” Shivakumar added.
Heavy downpour has thrown regular life out of drugs in Bengaluru throughout latest rainfall. Folks have been seen strolling by way of knee-deep water, and big visitors snarls have been reported throughout the metropolis. The demise toll as a consequence of rains went as much as 5 within the state, as per officers.
At any time when clouds seem, residents of Bengaluru put together themselves for disruptions comparable to visitors congestion, flooding, fallen bushes, submerged autos, energy failures, and even structural collapses. Rescue boats are a frequent sight in low-lying areas.
