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 quick on-ground fixes as monsoon units in.
“Pl don’t fail us as you have got failed us over final 2 years. Except upkeep is straight away improved metropolis is not going to enhance,” he posted.
Itemizing pressing priorities for the federal government, Pai wrote, “Minister @DKShivakumar all this is not going to enhance the town. Pl have an enormous 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 quicker. Cease making police manually handle visitors on roads. Restore ORR on warfare footing to make it a world class highway.”
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 highway circumstances for residents. Pl concentrate on 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 accordance with the Deputy CM, key focus areas embody flood administration, parking reform, vendor regulation, and digitisation of property information. “Fast motion is being taken to deal with flood-prone areas… A compensation of ₹10,000 will likely be offered to households affected by latest flooding,” Shivakumar wrote.
Different measures embody:
- Mandating stilt parking as a substitute of basement parking for security.
- Managing 27,665 registered footpath distributors by designated zones and standardised merchandising carts.
- Digitising 25 lakh khatas, with 5 lakh already transformed to e-khatas.
- Providing Transferable Growth Rights (TDRs) for highway widening based mostly on MLA suggestions.
- Merging Metro service roads with essential 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 the direction of constructing a Higher Bengaluru for all,” Shivakumar added.
Heavy downpour has thrown regular life out of substances in Bengaluru throughout latest rainfall. Individuals had been seen strolling by knee-deep water, and big visitors snarls had been reported throughout the metropolis. The dying toll on account 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 equivalent to visitors congestion, flooding, fallen timber, submerged autos, energy failures, and even structural collapses. Rescue boats are a frequent sight in low-lying areas.
