Bantwal: Commuting over craters on this road a hellish experience


Kishore Peraje
Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (RJP)

Bantwal, Oct 27: Pathetic roads are nothing new. Despite several reports in the media, umpteen protests by citizens and appeals to authorities, most roads continue to be in a state of disrepair, posing major threat to the lives of commuters and pedestrians. Even if the roads are repaired, they are most often 'patchworks' that don't last through the rains.

The state of the service road from BC Road's Kaikamba to Melkar along NH 75 between Mangalore and Bangalore is no different. It looks like the drivers driving on this road need to obtain special training and licence to negotiate their way through this stretch.

The condition of this road is so pathetic that if the driver is not alert even for a second, these potholes, or rather craters, become virtually black holes waiting to swallow up the commuters. But the authorities are least bothered.

Within just two years of its construction, this road has become a nightmare. If even the big vehicles travel here with so much difficulty, then just imagine the ordeal small vehicles and two wheelers crossing these potholes have to go through.

During rains these potholes become pools of mud water. Before the vehicles get stuck here, mud water is sprayed on the passersby. The commuters in the vehicles sit with their eyes closed when they pass here. There is no way out for anybody travelling on these roads.

Some people have voluntarily tried to close some potholes. But for how long they can do it? It's high time the authorities wake up and act immediately to avert perceived disasters.

  

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  • Richard, Shirva/Sharjah

    Tue, Oct 28 2014

    Congress in rule, what Congressman Ramanath rai is doing?, may be he is busy enjoying public money!

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  • mohan, mangalore

    Tue, Oct 28 2014

    the better solution as per modi is jadu lagao,

    If you put Jadu on road roads will Ok. No need to put tar.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Tue, Oct 28 2014



    What a miserable conditions of our National Highway? Besides, inconveniency to commuters, the owners of the vehicles may be paying dearly for the maintenance of the vehicles.
    Top to bottom, all the bureaucrat is sleeping. No concern, sense of responsibility. Why they are paid?

    This reminds me of Mangalore/Thokkottu road condition about two years back.

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  • sid, mangalore

    Tue, Oct 28 2014

    past two years the roads in mangalore were getting better , even inner roads had concrete or blocks , this year there is no work done and back to the good old mangalore roads .People of mangalore should be thankful to the sleeping government in Karnataka

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  • Af, mangalore

    Tue, Oct 28 2014

    Just wait after the this rainy season majority of DK and Udupi roads will be repaired and made new as per plan, but god only save for national highways bcos newly elected Mps of mangalore and upupi constituency still in celebration coma mode of modi mania.

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  • Neeraj Fernandes, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 28 2014

    Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai: If it was inherited from previous regime, why cant out new very good Govt (very good only to people sitting outside of Karnataka and commenting) repaid such roads? Almost all roads in Karnataka are in such a bad state now.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Oct 28 2014

    DINESH, THESE ARE ROADS INHERITED FROM THE PREVIOUS REGIME ...

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  • Ashok, Mumbai

    Tue, Oct 28 2014

    We can go to moon @ rs 7/ per km to the crater there but we cant fill the craters here on earth.

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  • Dr Prakash harischandra, Surathkal

    Mon, Oct 27 2014

    I just pray we could roll the Fat pigs called minsiters MLA and MP's on these road with their families and hope they enjoy the bumpy ride. Just taking us for a ride. Useless people irrespective of party creed and religion all are just chor's of first order

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  • Jacob Mendonsa, Bangalore

    Mon, Oct 27 2014

    What better things we can expect from our corrupt politicians & contractors. As far as my friend Kuldesh is happy with these type of roads, we have to continue to commute over craters. He does't appreciate the beautiful road net work, railways provided by Britishers for us.

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  • Vellano1, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 27 2014

    Lobama, laithd "Yaan FACELIFT KORPE" panderge.... baritt ippuna ponjovu.... "AVVU BANTWALA MAARRE..MANIPANDE KULLULE YE" ..panodaa!! vhe vhe vhe...

    yee songi congi supporters, nekk poora paaterujera? :-D

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Mon, Oct 27 2014

    If their dumma minister few days back said he will make Bantwal model city.

    I think he is RIGHT.

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