Latest spell of rain leaves Mys roads damaged, full of potholes

Mysuru: The fresh spell of showers that lashed Mysuru in the wake of the Mandous cyclone making landfall on the Eastern Coast of India has left the many arterial roads of Heritage City riddled with potholes. The sorry condition of roads in the very heart of Mysuru city, near Ashoka Circle for instance, illustrates the magnitude of the problem that commuters are grappling with.
The eruption of potholes is no longer an annual phenomenon in Mysuru, but one that recurs in the course of the year. Residents, laying the blame for the poor state of the roads squarely at the door of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), said that the situation could have been averted had the civic agency fixed the thoroughfares immediately after the monsoon.
Citizens complained that the MCC was overly focussed on fixing those roads used by VIPs, while it was neglecting the condition of several bylanes and alleys, particularly in the residential locales. Aggrieved residents are urging the MCC to take cognisance of the fact that poor infrastructure is an overarching problem in the city, one that needs to be dealt with in a comprehensive manner.
Ramakrishna Nagar resident, Rajeshwar Naik said that the roads leading to the Bogadi junction on the Outer Ring Road was strewn with potholes. He said the condition of the roads was such that it could prove dangerous to the commuters, particularly those using two-wheelers.
Shriram, resident of Srirampura Second Stage, appealed to the MCC authorities to turn their attention towards fixing roads in residential areas. “MCC has been repairing the main roads, but the lanes and alleys in residential localities,” he said.
Residents of erstwhile villages only recently integrated with the Heritage City said that, despite being incorporated within the MCC, the condition of roads had remained what it was when they were administered as villages.
Ballahalli resident Nagayya said, “Elected representatives want to develop a peripheral ring road. But the roads on the city’s outskirts such as the one connecting Ballahalli to the core areas are in a sorry state. Before sanctioning new projects, the government must ensure that existing roads are fixed.”