MCC swings into action after VB's report on Smart City, Gail India work posing threat to motorists
Dangerous potholes, excavated spots temporarily fixed
Mangaluru: A day after Vartha Bharati carried a story on the poor safety measures in place on roads in the city due to construction work of smart city and GAIL India’s Pipeline installation, Mangaluru City Corporation authorities swung into action on Thursday and set in motion a drive to fix potholes causing inconveniences to the general public.
On Wednesday, Vartha Bharati carried the story showing snapshots of dangerous potholes and excavated sites left uncovered, posing threat to the motorists in the city. It was also revealed that the construction was undertaken by the Smart City project and some of the dangerously excavated and uncovered sites were that of GAIL India Pipeline installation work.
The story was duly brought to the notice of authorities including MCC Commissioner Akshy Sridhar and Mangaluru Smart City works’ General Manager Arun Prabha KS.
Both Akshy and Arun had assured Vartha Bharati of looking into the matter and initiating action in this regard.
On Thursday, MCC Commissioner Akshy shared images with Vartha Bharati showing MCC workers fixing potholes at Balmatta Junction, an area particularly highlighted in VB’s story. The images showed MCC workers fixing the road in the early hours of Thursday.
The potholes at Balmatta Junction have been fixed temporarily with concrete and mud, at Jyothi circle, a dangerous pit has been filled with concrete. The excavated spot at Bendorewell has been temporarily fixed after being filled with mud. All of these spots were highlighted in VB’s story.
Earlier, on Wednesday, Akshy had said “Action will definitely be initiated against the concerned agency/contractor,” after the matter was brought to his notice.
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
