Before-and-after images of Ward One civic work in Bengaluru South City Corporation limits. Image: Bengaluru South City Corporation
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru South City Corporation resolved 400 of the 526 issues identified in the second week of its ‘Ward One’ campaign, or 76 per cent, on the spot, Commissioner K.N. Ramesh said on Friday.
The campaign, launched on November 1, covered 28.64 km of roads in 11 wards across six divisions in the second week: Anjanapura, Harinagara, Konanakunte, Abdul Kalam Nagar, Marenahalli South, Jakkasandra, Padmanabhanagar, Kadirenahalli, Bommanahalli, Hosapalya and HSR Layout. Cleanliness and infrastructure works were taken up on these roads. Of 462 issues that pertain directly to the corporation, 374 (81 per cent) were resolved.
Progress on the main works in the second week:
- Construction and demolition waste: 75.09 tonnes cleared out of 80 tonnes identified (94 per cent)
- Garbage black spots: 41 of 45 cleaned (91 per cent)
- Unauthorised flexes and banners: 96 of 110 removed (87 per cent)
- Footpath encroachments: 61 of 70 cleared (87 per cent)
- Potholes: 80 of 96 filled (83 per cent)
- Tree branch pruning: branches of 21 of 26 trees pruned (81 per cent)
- Footpath repair: 2.98 km of 4.18 km completed (71 per cent)
- Drain slabs: 60 of 88 installed (68 per cent)
- Roadside drain desilting: 2.5 km of 3.8 km (66 per cent)
- Kerb realignment: 2.72 km of 4.13 km repaired and painted (66 per cent)
- Stormwater drain (rajakaluve) desilting: 0.75 km of 1.19 km (63 per cent)
- Junction cleaning: 13 of 24 junctions cleaned and rectified (54 per cent)
- Abandoned vehicles: 1 of 2 removed (50 per cent)
- Bus shelter: the one identified shelter was fully cleaned (100 per cent)
Among works coordinated with other departments, 7 of 13 BESCOM-related issues (54 per cent) were resolved: 4 of 7 electrical issues and 3 of 6 obstructions. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board completed 19 of 48 works (40 per cent): 6 of 11 water-leakage prevention works, 7 of 19 chamber-levelling works and 6 of 18 road-restoration works. Relocation of three Traffic Police signboards is in progress, and all issues under BMRCL’s jurisdiction have been resolved.
Ramesh directed officials to coordinate with the departments concerned to complete the pending second-week works quickly, including drain slabs, potholes and BWSSB and BESCOM-related works. He also asked them to keep watch so that garbage is not dumped again at the cleaned black spots and to continue geo-tagged photo documentation to ensure transparency.
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