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Udupi: Potholes and Pits Make Commuting on Honnala Road a Pain

  •   Wed, Dec 28 2011 12:55:33 PM

Udupi: Potholes and Pits Make Commuting on Honnala Road a Pain

Suvarna Brahmavar
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Dec 28: The Doopadakatte-Honnala road near Brahmavar is being used by thousands of vehicles every day. The road leads to prestigious educational institutions, hospital, commercial centres and others. The people want immediate repair of this wretched road, besides filling up a frightening pit that has formed by the side of the narrow road at Honnala.

The fisheries road from Uppinakote to Honnala was built about 25 years ago. In later years, the road also got widened till Kukkude Cross, but the stretch of the road near Honnala continued to cry for attention by way of upgradation and improvement.

In the recent past, this stretch of the road, which is 4.5 kms long, has started resembling a devastated battle field, with hundreds of potholes, peeled asphalted stretches, and eroded edges. The people have been urging the concerned to make the road motorable again, by undertaking urgent repairs to the entire road, barring the one km stretch near G M Vidyaniketan School, where paver finishing has been provided.

Starting right from national highway near Brahmavar, hospitals, temples, commercial centres, educational institutions etc are located on the road from Doopadakatte to Honnala. Thousands of vehicles including buses move about on this road routinely. The villagers want the money earmarked for this road development to be utilised early, so that they will be free from the worry of having to traverse this frightening road.

A pit that has been formed by the side of the narrow stretch of the road near Honnala appears to be awaiting a major accident to occur, and to gobble up lives. Negotiating this stretch of the road, on the other side of which a deep gorge is located, is a nightmarish experience, particularly after dusk. Brahmavar HMC founder, Shakil Honnala, Nagarika Hotara Samiti president, Chandrashekhar Shetty, Ratnakar Hegde, Nagaraja Shetty, Uday Poojary Honnala, Rahamath Honnala, Muneer Saheb, Ramesh Putran and many others, on behalf of the locals, have urged the concerned to take action on the above request at the earliest.
  

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  • Hasan Khan, Abudhabi

    Thu, Dec 29 2011

    hmmmmmm, this is very serious matter, v hv to fight against those politicians who were the real DAAKU,S......... Mr.Raghupati Bhat what is dis?????

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  • Tabrez, Honnala / Qatar

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    We hear India is Super Power, Fastest Growing Economy, etc… but for these politician we are left no where… internal problems was know ONLY to Indian citizens, after common wealth people around the world are aware of poor road / infrastructure, corrupted society… who is responsible!!!! it’s we and no one to be blame…
    This article is NOT just the story of Honnala but each and every village of India.
    Jaago Indians Jaago…

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  • Ranjan Shetty, Udupi

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    shame on you Raghupati Bhattre, shame on you........

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  • Ranjan Shetty, Udupi

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    shame on you Raghupati Bhattre, shame on you........

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  • Athif Mirza, Bangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    just becoz of corrupted politicians!!! Anna Hazare Zindabaad..........

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  • Tony Francisu, Udupi

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Mr. Sayed, Kaup, we have been hearing since ages that Brahmavar is going to be a Taluk, but when? No one knows the answer. State Govt is responsible for the repair of interior roads, but BJP is busy fighting their internal war, where they have time to look into the problems of laymen? They will come to your door before the next election.

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  • Shakeel Honnala, Honnala

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    thanks to all of u...... and specially thanks to Daijiworld... once again thank u so much......

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  • As, UAE

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Brahamavar register office, panchayat office are most curupt earn money from illegal land tranfers,road development etc You will see not even single street light on highway or interanl roads in brahmavar with so many schools, govt offices, industries etc around. shame on the MP, MLA etc of this region.

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  • YATHISH KUMAR, ATTAVAR/DUBAI

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Mr. Bulsam what you say is true.Mr. NALIN KUMAR KATEEL is our MP so he travels only by FLIGHT and not by road so he may not be aware of the roads as you said. And road to the Airport is someworth clear..... so no problems for him

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  • Sudheesh S, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Mangalore City Corporation Commissioner Harish Kumar K. said on 08.12.2011 that work on repairing Kulashekara-Shakthi Nagar Road would be taken up in 10 days. This road would be among the several bus routes in the 60 wards in the city where pothole filling work would be done. “This pothole filling work will definitely be of a better quality than works done earlier. If there are any problems about the quality, people are free to call me on my mobile (9945794353) and inform me,” Mr. Kumar said. - The Hindu
    What is the status now??

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Those who drive vehicles here can drive anywhere in the world !

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  • Clement Lobo, Chikmagalore / Dubai

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    There is no difference between Roads and Karnataka BJP Govt.This govt is also having same patholes.

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  • Browny - Kuwait, Kuwait

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Authorities are waiting for deaths on the road.

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  • Sudheesh S, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    The corporation and the public works department (PWD) should show more responsibility in repairing roads. The Kerala high court has given deadline to NHAI, Corporation, PWD etc. to complete road maintenance work. Karnataka HC should adopt similar steps.

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  • SAYED, KAUP

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Brahmavar is going to be a new Taluq HQ with such kind of infrastructure.Horrible

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    I don't understand why NH-66 from Talapdy towards Mangalore is so bad where as the road towards Kerala is quite good. One pathetic Manjeshwar-Kumbla stretch too is repaired and freshly laid. The road on both sides of Nethravati bridge is horrible. Our MP, Mr. Nalin Kumar, are you aware of this?

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  • anamika, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    A real life time adventure. Must to enjoy it.

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  • RAJESH SHETTY, Udupi,Bahrain

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    THIS IS THE KIND FAVOUR OF OUR KARNATAKA GOVT. BJP SHOULD REMEMBER THAT THEIR FUTURE IN POLITICS DEPENDS ON WHAT THEY DO TO THE PEOPLE AND NOT BY THEIR JHOOTE(FALSE) PROMISES.
    RAJ SHETTY.

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