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Bengaluru Tech Employees Launch Postcard Campaign Against Civil Negligence | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru Tech Employees Launch Postcard Campaign Against Civil Negligence | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru's techies organize postcard campaign over civic apathy

Bengaluru: Hundreds of technicians live together Outer Ring Road (ORR) sent more than 200 postcards BBMP chief superintendent Tushar Giri Nath civil apathy in the city.
The postcards demanded the repair of civil infrastructure, including roads and sewage systems, in northeast Bengaluru. Residents are also considering approaching the Lokayukta and filing a public interest litigation (PIL) if their demands are not met.
On Saturday morning, a large number of school children and working professionals from Balagere, Panathur and Varthur gathered at Varthur Post Office to send their postcards to the superintendent. The postcards outlined various problems such as the long widening of the S-Cross Road, poor drainage, potholes, waterlogging in the Panathur-Balagere-Varthur area and lack of footpaths.
Syed Mutahir, a resident of Balagere, expressed his disappointment. “We stopped our weekend work and came here to send postcards as the infrastructure situation in Panathur has deteriorated tremendously. We see accidents every day and lives are being lost despite paying so much tax. We demand better infrastructure because commuting to work is turning into a nightmare.” on these damaged roads.”
Highlighting the long-standing issues, Anand, another resident, said: “We have held numerous protests for over 10 years regarding the Panathur-Balagere issues, especially the widening of the road near Panathur RUB, but the road is in such a condition that Bengaluru “Even though we are the largest taxpayers, we were not provided with a good infrastructure.”
Discussing the accidents, Shwetha R said, “We need a policy that protects the families of people who encounter accidents due to potholes and poor infrastructure. The families of the victims need to be compensated by the BBMP for their entire lives. The BBMP engineers” responsible for the said area will be held responsible.”
Pavithra Holla, another resident, said: postcard campaign It will help them approach the Lokayukta or file a PIL if no action is taken.