Mangaluru City Corporation gets less than 100 suggestions on loop road

MANGALURU: Less than 100 people have responded to the request by Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) seeking suggestions on the recently introduced one-way loop road in the city.
Based on the MCC's decision, the Mangaluru city police declared the Clock Tower-AB Shetty Circle-Hamilton Circle-Rao and Rao Circle - Clock Tower Road stretch in the city a one-way loop road on a pilot basis in September 2021.
The move attracted criticism from many, but when the corporation sought suggestions, fewer than 100 people responded.
During the Smart Road development work under the Smart City project, AB Shetty Circle was demolished to make a traffic island. After the road was made one-way, vehicles from several arterial roads had no option to turn right. All these aspects were discussed by the corporation which sought public opinion and released a google form link on the social media pages and the Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) and MCC websites. September 4 was the last date to submit ideas.
MCC commissioner Akshy Sridhar said the city corporation has received nearly 100 suggestions from the public. "We will decide on the one-way loop road after analysing the suggestions," he said.
Former mayor Premanand Shetty, who was instrumental in the loop road decision, said MLA D Vedavyas Kamath, mayor Jayanand Anchan and MCC officials will discuss the matter and take a decision based on the suggestions received.
The MSCL had developed the road between Clock Tower and AB Shetty Circle on the one-way loop road under a Smart Roads project.