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BMP claims another victim

The lackadaisical attitude of the BMP towards anything related to the city welfare stands exposed once again. A senior colleague of mine sustained severe bruises and a serious fracture of her left thigh after she fell into an uncovered drain in front of her house in 8th Block Koramangala. This incident happened on the morning of December 26th 2005. The drain had been uncovered for de-silting, which entailed dumping the contents of the drain on the road and leaving the drain uncovered for months.

Major surgery is required in an attempt to set right her leg.

Remember this could also happen to you or your loved ones.

Following is an open letter written by her colleagues to the BMP.
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To,
Public Relations Officer,
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP)
N.R.Square, Bangalore-560002
Office Phone No.:22975523
TeleFax: 22975582

Citizen Service Centres:
1. Head Office, BMP, N.R.Square, Bangalore
2. Public Utility Building, M.G. Road, Bangalore
3. Bhashyam Park, Malleswaram, Bangalore
4. Jayanagar 2nd Block, Bangalore


SUB: BMP claims another victim

Sir,

The BMP in Koramangala is busy demolishing buildings, but they don’t care to replace slabs over storm water drains after allegedly cleaning them, which entails dumping the muck on the road.

A senior colleague of ours, fell victim to the BMP negligence on Dec 26th 2005, after she fell into such an opening over a three feet deep storm water drain in front of her house in 8th Block, Koramangala. She has sustained severe bruises and a serious fracture of her left thighbone. This will require a major operation tomorrow in an attempt to set it right. She has been admitted in St. Philomena’s Hospital. The BMP commissioner should resign owning responsibility for this negligence on the part of the BMP. The BMP should also pay adequate compensation covering all expenses plus her salary for the months she will not be able to go to the office.

The CM and other bureaucrats are too busy changing names of cities and towns, rather than focussing on problems. Of what use are they to the citizens of Bangalore?? Let this serve as a warning to the other citizens, they or their loved ones could fall victim to a similar fate.

Yours sincerely,

Her colleagues

posted by Sunil Pichamuthu @ 1:22 AM
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A village by any other name is still the same.

Bangalore-> Benga'loo'ru


All this city renaming is totally uncalled for. These so called guardians of language and literature cannot even prevent the deterioration of Bangalore.

After re-naming roads after certain individuals, the government now seems lost in a world of despising the pages of history. After all, Bangalore aka Bengalooru was only once a village and a fort. Indian kings and chieftains didn't look at building Bangalore into a small town. It was just a small fort and village to defend. Kempegowda's towers built in strategic locations were built on important routes to the fort to mark not the expansion of the village but to contain it as anything beyond those points would be difficult to defend! It was only the later invasion by Britishers and expansion of a village into a small town which came to be called 'Bangalore'.

Politicians attempt at renaming shows that they have no achievements to showcase, so they do what they are best at eating public money. Renaming will cost millions of rupees in reprinting & rebranding. We can rest assured that the city will now take a step backwards into the Dark Ages.

While we end up calling it by a village name, it shows that we are still of limited vision, and stunted in growth. We aren't worthy to be called Bangaloreans, but plain villagers.

posted by Sunil Pichamuthu @ 1:14 AM
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