<p>The residents of Begur ward in southern Bengaluru aren’t happy. They have been had, no doubt. Thanks to the poor civic infrastructure. </p>.<p>The lack of civic amenities in the ward despite being just a few kilometres away from Electronics City, the country’s information technology hub, has left the citizens frustrated.</p>.<p>On Saturday, residents of Begur expressed concern at the plight of those living in SNN Raj Serenity Apartments during Janaspandana, a civic grievance redress meet organised by <span class="italic">DH</span>.</p>.<p>Polluted air due to kicked up dust and the dug up roads turning muddy after the recent showers have the citizens there in a fix.</p>.<p>In Begur, everything started with the digging of roads. The roads in the area were dug up a year ago for Cauvery water pipeline work, yet to see the light of the day.</p>.<p>During the interaction, furious citizens questioned Begur corporator M Anjinappa for his poor coordination with various government departments. “Roads are in a pathetic condition. Dug up for water works a year ago, the roads were not relaid properly. Now, the slush obstructs the traffic. Air pollution is high due to the dust,” said Anup C, a resident.</p>.<p>According to the corporator, the BWSSB was given permission to cut up the roads to lay water pipelines. “The civic body was to asphalt the roads thereafter. The snail-paced ongoing work isn’t helping,” he said.</p>.<p>The programme witnessed arguments between the corporator and residents. They accused the corporator of being evasive.</p>.<p>“When have you called me? I have visited the area whenever I received calls from the residents,” Anjinappa said.</p>.<p>Many complained that they don’t feel safe in Begur thanks to the stray dog menace.</p>.<p>BBMP’s area veterinarian Arun K Desai said the civic body has been taking up animal birth control measures in all the eight zones.</p>.<p>“We cannot relocate the strays as there is a court order against it,” he said.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Road widening in limbo</strong></p>.<p>Meanwhile, residents also brought to the fore the long-pending widening of the Begur Road. According to them, the project would cut short the commute time at least by 20 minutes.</p>.<p>Assistant executive engineer for road infrastructure <br />H C Raju said: “We have sent the project file to the government for approval.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, there has been a hurdle in land acquisition as property owners are demanding cash compensation against TDR. However, we will speed up the process,” Raju<br />said.</p>.<p>Nevertheless, road infrastructure was the key concern throughout the programme. BBMP officials and authorities said work will be taken up after laying the water pipeline.</p>
<p>The residents of Begur ward in southern Bengaluru aren’t happy. They have been had, no doubt. Thanks to the poor civic infrastructure. </p>.<p>The lack of civic amenities in the ward despite being just a few kilometres away from Electronics City, the country’s information technology hub, has left the citizens frustrated.</p>.<p>On Saturday, residents of Begur expressed concern at the plight of those living in SNN Raj Serenity Apartments during Janaspandana, a civic grievance redress meet organised by <span class="italic">DH</span>.</p>.<p>Polluted air due to kicked up dust and the dug up roads turning muddy after the recent showers have the citizens there in a fix.</p>.<p>In Begur, everything started with the digging of roads. The roads in the area were dug up a year ago for Cauvery water pipeline work, yet to see the light of the day.</p>.<p>During the interaction, furious citizens questioned Begur corporator M Anjinappa for his poor coordination with various government departments. “Roads are in a pathetic condition. Dug up for water works a year ago, the roads were not relaid properly. Now, the slush obstructs the traffic. Air pollution is high due to the dust,” said Anup C, a resident.</p>.<p>According to the corporator, the BWSSB was given permission to cut up the roads to lay water pipelines. “The civic body was to asphalt the roads thereafter. The snail-paced ongoing work isn’t helping,” he said.</p>.<p>The programme witnessed arguments between the corporator and residents. They accused the corporator of being evasive.</p>.<p>“When have you called me? I have visited the area whenever I received calls from the residents,” Anjinappa said.</p>.<p>Many complained that they don’t feel safe in Begur thanks to the stray dog menace.</p>.<p>BBMP’s area veterinarian Arun K Desai said the civic body has been taking up animal birth control measures in all the eight zones.</p>.<p>“We cannot relocate the strays as there is a court order against it,” he said.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Road widening in limbo</strong></p>.<p>Meanwhile, residents also brought to the fore the long-pending widening of the Begur Road. According to them, the project would cut short the commute time at least by 20 minutes.</p>.<p>Assistant executive engineer for road infrastructure <br />H C Raju said: “We have sent the project file to the government for approval.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, there has been a hurdle in land acquisition as property owners are demanding cash compensation against TDR. However, we will speed up the process,” Raju<br />said.</p>.<p>Nevertheless, road infrastructure was the key concern throughout the programme. BBMP officials and authorities said work will be taken up after laying the water pipeline.</p>
