BENGALURU: Medians beneath Namma Metro’s elevated corridors along Purple and Green lines, often used for dumping waste and debris, will soon wear a new look.
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) recently signed MoUs with Sparsh Hospital and NGO United Way Bengaluru to beautify medians along the 24km Green Line (Nagasandra-Yelachenahalli) and 18km Purple Line (Mysuru Road-Byappanahalli).
BMRCL has also begun installation of metal barricades along the median of Kanakapura Road section (Yelachenahalli-Anjanapura), which will be operational by November. It’s planning to install such barricades in existing Phase 1 corridors as well.
“We are partnering with corporates and NGOs... BMRCL will fence the median and they (companies) will plant saplings and maintain them. A small board displaying the sponsor’s name will be put up. We have taken BBMP’s approval for the nameboards,” said BMRCL managing director Ajay Seth. “We are working on standardisation of the metal barricades’ colour code based on the two lines,” he added.
At present, most Metro medians in the city are filled with garbage and building debris, especially in areas like Indiranagar, JP Nagar, Ulsoor, Byappanahalli, Yelachenahalli, Peenya and Mysuru Road. BBMP claims the medians are BMRCL property, and the corporation attributes the poor upkeep to limited resources.
BMRCL had earlier planned to outsource the maintenance of Metro medians to private firms, but the proposal evoked a tepid response after BBMP’s ban on advertisements. Some companies had said they are not in a position to take up maintenance without advertising revenue. The maintenance work includes watering and pruning of saplings and cleaning the area. Kochi Metro has also tied up with corporates and companies to beautify Metro medians.
In March 2015, Bangalore Political Action Committee (BPac) filed a complaint with the Lokayukta, submitting nearly 700 photographs of debris and garbage along Metro medians and near stations.
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) recently signed MoUs with Sparsh Hospital and NGO United Way Bengaluru to beautify medians along the 24km Green Line (Nagasandra-Yelachenahalli) and 18km Purple Line (Mysuru Road-Byappanahalli).
BMRCL has also begun installation of metal barricades along the median of Kanakapura Road section (Yelachenahalli-Anjanapura), which will be operational by November. It’s planning to install such barricades in existing Phase 1 corridors as well.
“We are partnering with corporates and NGOs... BMRCL will fence the median and they (companies) will plant saplings and maintain them. A small board displaying the sponsor’s name will be put up. We have taken BBMP’s approval for the nameboards,” said BMRCL managing director Ajay Seth. “We are working on standardisation of the metal barricades’ colour code based on the two lines,” he added.
At present, most Metro medians in the city are filled with garbage and building debris, especially in areas like Indiranagar, JP Nagar, Ulsoor, Byappanahalli, Yelachenahalli, Peenya and Mysuru Road. BBMP claims the medians are BMRCL property, and the corporation attributes the poor upkeep to limited resources.
BMRCL had earlier planned to outsource the maintenance of Metro medians to private firms, but the proposal evoked a tepid response after BBMP’s ban on advertisements. Some companies had said they are not in a position to take up maintenance without advertising revenue. The maintenance work includes watering and pruning of saplings and cleaning the area. Kochi Metro has also tied up with corporates and companies to beautify Metro medians.
In March 2015, Bangalore Political Action Committee (BPac) filed a complaint with the Lokayukta, submitting nearly 700 photographs of debris and garbage along Metro medians and near stations.
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