MP Tejasvi Surya urges state govt to find immediate solutions to Bengaluru’s traffic woes
Bengaluru: Bengaluru continues to grapple with severe traffic congestion and mobility challenges, as the number of vehicles on the roads now exceeds the city's population. The situation is exacerbated by narrow roads, fragmented public transport services, and delays in Metro project completions, leading to widespread frustration among residents.
Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya has called for an urgent meeting of elected representatives and traffic experts to address the city’s gridlock issues. In a recent post on 'X', Surya criticized previous governments, including his own party, the BJP, for their lack of vision and leadership in tackling Bengaluru's traffic problems.
Surya highlighted the alarming rate at which private vehicles are being added to the city's roads, far outpacing the capacity of the existing infrastructure. He pointed out that this excessive traffic congestion has made even simple activities, such as walking in residential areas, increasingly difficult. The MP advocated for straightforward solutions, including reducing the number of private vehicles and improving public transport services to make them more accessible and reliable throughout the city.
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He also took aim at the current management of the city’s infrastructure, noting the absence of a qualified traffic engineer in the road wing and the ongoing vacancy for the Managing Director position at Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL). Surya attributed the slow progress of Metro projects and the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA) to these leadership gaps, stressing that the suburban rail network also suffers from a lack of dedicated leadership.
Surya expressed concerns over the commercialization of residential areas, where the unchecked development of malls, pubs, and other commercial establishments has encroached on neighborhoods. He argued that these issues stem from a broader governance failure by all major political parties and emphasized the need for collective responsibility in addressing Bengaluru’s traffic crisis.
In a letter to Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who also holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, Surya vowed to continue his efforts to push for solutions. He cited his previous agitations for the completion of Metro Phase-3 and other key projects as examples of his commitment to finding meaningful resolutions to the city's traffic woes.
Bengaluru's mobility problems need radical solutions to prevent an absolute systemic collapse.
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) August 22, 2024
Will push for implementation of all solutions which can ease traffic congestion & related issues.
Here's the coverage of our proposal to the DCM, GoK.@TOIIndiaNews@NKaggere pic.twitter.com/s28Ozc2G0i
Wrote to DCM @DKShivakumar & urged him to convene a meeting on implementing short & long term solutions on improving Bengaluru's Urban Mobility.
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) August 21, 2024
Bengaluru is crying for all of us to rise to the occasion together and this is a test of all of our commitment to the city. https://t.co/kFNH7yTNxG pic.twitter.com/ejBA1kC7ob
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Student killed, several injured as school picnic bus overturns
Nagpur (PTI): A student was killed and several students and teachers were injured as the bus carrying them to a picnic spot overturned near here on Tuesday morning, police said.
The accident took place when students and teachers of Saraswati High School in Shankar Nagar area here were heading for a picnic spot in neighbouring Wardha district in five buses.
One of the buses, with some 50 persons on board, overturned near Deoli Pendhari village on Hingani Road in a hilly section on the outskirts of the city, said an official of Hingna police station.
The deceased boy was a Class 7 student, he said, without disclosing the name. A girl and a teacher sustained severe injuries and were rushed to the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, while others were taken to a nearby rural hospital.
Investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident, police said.
