Say no to Tagore Circle underpass in Bangalore

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The Tagore Circle underpass at Basavanagudi is being undertaken in absolute secrecy by ignoring public concerns. Although none of the roads or intersections in Basavanagudi see more than 6,000 PCU per hour, major infrastructure projects are thrust upon this serene locality.

Most of the roads within the Bangalore city are not suitable for construction of flyovers or grade separators: these should be built on ring roads. Multi-layer flyovers in cities, namely Bangkok and Los Angeles, have failed to solve traffic woes and in fact Los Angeles is thinking of pulling down all the flyovers. Tagore Circle threatens to become another infrastructure eyesore in the city.

The controversy surrounding the Tagore circle underpass shows, the hide-bound officials of BBMP have -- not for the first time -- taken an arbitrary decision with scant regard either for experts' views or public opinion. From all the reactions over the last few days, it has emerged that the BBMP, almost secretly, prepared the ground for spending around Rs 20-22 crore on an underpass which serves no purpose.

The project, shelved three years ago following public protests, has been revived suddenly. This unwanted monster will / would end up being one among many wasteful projects in the City. The underpass at Tagore circle or the one completed at Malleshwaram or the flyover at National College junction are some of the instances of wasteful and mindless expenditure.

The traffic experts too maintain that the traffic volume at the circle did not warrant the construction of the underpass. The face of Basavanagudi has unfortunately changed for the worse. The character of this historical locality is under immense / great threat.

This underpass construction is a waste of public funds. The civic authorities seem to have taken up this project only to ensure that the funds sanctioned under JNNURM do not lapse.

Despite strong opposition from the ruling party MLAs and the local residents, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to go ahead with its proposed Tagore Circle underpass project.

The BBMP Commissioner has unfortunately claimed that the Underpass is not constructed for the convenience of the local residents of Basavanagudi but for those who cover a long distance. He added that infrastructure projects are taken up keeping the future in mind.

This underpass is a complete waste of the taxpayers' money. The other BBMP projects had been executed over indefinite periods, but Tagore Circle was dug up overnight.

The BBMP has unfortunately become indifferent to people's voice and has been chopping full-grown trees to make way for costly infrastructure projects. With the way the City is/was being planned, not a single tree would remain in Basavanagudi and Bangalore.

Bangalore is one of the 59 cities to which Ministry of Urban Development or MoUD has sanctioned grants for public transport buses. Mysore too is one of the other cities.

This grant is linked to conditional reforms in the transport sector in cities that includes higher taxes on private cars, dedicated funds for public transport, parking policy as a car restrain measure and bus sector reforms. But cities utilising these grants in Karnataka are unfortunately not fulfilling their commitments.

The rights of pedestrians and cyclists are unfortunately not being taken care of while utilizing JNNURM funds in Urban Karnataka.

Trees are being chopped in Bangalore City to make way for costly infrastructure projects. The authorities are embarking on projects that are destroying the tree-lined or tree canopied broad/wide avenues / roads of Bangalore. With the way the City was being planned, not a single tree would remain in Basavanagudi and Bangalore.

Therefore, we request your kind attention for reviewing and scrapping / abandoning of this highly controversial construction project at the earliest.

This petition's been addressed to the Hon'ble Supreme Court, President, Prime Minister or PM, Union Ministry of Urban Development or MoUD, Governor / Guv of Karnataka, Chief Minister or CM of Karnataka, Bruhath Bangalore Mahanagara Palike or BBMP, Bangalore Development Authority or BDA and Agenda for Bengaluru Infrastructure Development or ABIDe.

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  • Syed Tanveeruddin
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • Although none of the roads or intersections in Basavanagudi see more than 6,000 PCU per hour, major infrastructure projects are thrust upon this serene locality. The Tagore Circle underpass at Basavanagudi is being undertaken in absolute secrecy by ignoring public concerns. The BBMP, almost secretly, prepared the ground for spending around Rs 20-22 crore on an underpass which serves no purpose.The wasteful project, shelved 03 years ago following public protests, has been revived suddenly. The traffic experts too maintain that the traffic volume at the circle did not warrant the construction of the underpass. Tagore Circle threatens to become another infrastructure eyesore in the city. Its a waste of public funds / taxpayers' money. Most of the roads within the Bangalore city are not suitable for construction of flyovers or grade separators: these should be built on ring roads. Multi-layer flyovers in cities, namely Bangkok and Los Angeles, have failed to solve traffic woes and in fact Los Angeles is
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • thinking of pulling down all the flyovers. Bangalore is one of the 59 cities to which Ministry of Urban Development or MoUD has sanctioned grants for public transport buses. Mysore too is one of the other cities. This grant is linked to conditional reforms in the transport sector in cities that includes higher taxes on private cars, dedicated funds for public transport, parking policy as a car restrain measure and bus sector reforms. But cities utilising these grants in Karnataka are unfortunately not fulfilling their commitments. The rights of pedestrians and cyclists are unfortunately not being taken care of while utilizing JNNURM funds in Urban Karnataka. The BBMPs unfortunately become indifferent to people's voice and has been chopping full-grown trees to make way for costly infrastructure projects. The projects are destroying the tree-lined or tree canopied broad/wide roads of Bangalore. With the way the City was being planned, not a single tree would remain in Basavanagudi and Bangalore.
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • India, Karnataka, Mysore, Siddharthanagar, Karanji and Siddharthanagar Tax Payers' Association or KSTPA
    • Link/URL
    • <a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/no-to-tagore-circle-underpass" target="_new">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/no-to-tagore-circle-underpass</a>
  • sapna.harsha
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    • LIFE
    • Link/URL
    • <a href="http://letsintegrateforenvironment.blogspot.com/2008/10/tree-plantation-at-kaggaladu.html" target="_new"></a>
  • Nagarajan K
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • Bangalore/HasiruUsiru
  • Indrashis Ghosh
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • Please act for everyone's good!!!
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • В
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    • Bangalore
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  • Somya
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • Please consider the rights of pedestrians, cyclists, children, the elderly and the disabled while planning infrastructure projects. It is important to have inclusive development.
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • В
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    • В
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    • В
  • Nanda Ramesh
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • As the petition said, this is a wasteful expenditure for an underpass which will serve no purpose.
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • Traffic on it will be light while the cross traffic above it will be a mess. If we dont stop this project, many more similar ones will be planned all with the goal of making money for some people while destroying the city of Bangalore
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • Basavanagudi, Bangalore
  • Gowrishankar
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • Please construct the flyovers, where it's essential, Tagore circle flyover is not really useful to publics in any way.
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • Think before you guys do any work, after all you are spending publics money. Think technically several times before you do any work.
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • USA,MS,Clinton
  • srinidhi
  • Dilip
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • The underpass construction at Tagore circle is simply a wasteful civil architectural effort. In fact, it is only another scam to wipe out the remaining greens in the calm areas of traditional Bengaluru like Basavanagudi. It should be put to a halt right away.
  • Vidyanand Nanjundiah
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    • It has become impossible to cross any road in Basavanagudi - and in Bangalore generally - without putting one's life at risk. Similarly, walking on a footpath has also become a luxury. Would BBMP attend to these problems instead of carrying out unnecessary 'traffic improvement' programmes - which are also making our city uglier?
  • Tierney Grinavic
  • K V Pathy
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • This underpass is not required
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • THIS SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUTED
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • India, Bangalore, Citizens Forum
  • Sandra Newell
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    • Canada
  • shamala
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    • Making roads signal-free, building flyovers only encourages more cars and motorised transport in a city that desperately needs a cut down of vehicles on road. The underpasses, flyovers etc are clearly reflective of the government that would do anything to usurp the tax payers money. How about some honest solutions like making cycling lanes and widening footpaths and planting more trees ?
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • В
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • Bangalore
    • Link/URL
    • В
  • Anitha RanjaniSampath
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • Bangalore, India
  • Raghuram
  • Shashank S B
  • Rohan DSouza
  • Nagesh M
  • Mitesh
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • Please consider that Greenery is more important than flyovers given the current pollution levels in bangalore. by constructing this flyover you may be trying to decongest the choking traffic but in the process you are slowly choking us to death. Be sensible please.
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    • Bengalooru, JP nagar. ( I use this route very frequently, but i dont need the flyover )
  • Naveen
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    • Not needed.
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • INDIA
  • Shashidhar Shenoy
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • Bangalore
  • Sridhar Raman
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • Bangalore
  • Mala Nugehally
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    • Dear Mr. Meena, if you need ideas for infrastructure building without destroying Bangalore's beautiful trees and sidewalks, please ask the citizens and residents of Bangalore. We have the collective know how to apply our knowledge to come up with innovative solutions. Please stop this indiscriminate building of flyovers and destruction of tree cover to make a handful of corporates happy.
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • Bangalore
  • P M Ravindran
  • Susan Ibarra
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • I say NO, you must not do this!!!!
  • K G Rajalakshmi
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    • If any structural construction is to be done, take mending the horrible roads. Improve the mass public transport system of the City. Have a forethought and save the sources of the fresh air, which is lessening day by day. The Basavanagudi area is already very neatly structured with parallel roads all over. Let that be maintained as it was and as it is. Every city, like individual child has its unique characteristic. Any construction in the name of "Development" should retain that specific character of the City. Bangalore is known for its greenery, whichis maintained for nearly 200 years. The development need not take away the identity of any place. Let Basavanagudi be the temple area, retained with its lush green surroundings. I beg you to retain this identity of this well structured area.
  • Bharavi
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    • Already the beauty and the serenity is taken away from the temple area of the city. Most of the old Educational Institutions exist here. One of such educational temple lost its landmark identity by the so called "Fly over". Consequent to that "construction" and to retain / maintain that use(d)less "Construction" Metro took 4 90 degree turns, entering into Lalbagh, Lakshman Rao park, snatching away many Fresh Air Tankers. This is the third UNWANTED ENTRY into this peaceful area of the city. Do you have any objection to any part of the city to be with less noise and havoc? DO you envy that the people in this area are enjoying the silence, hardly found in the city recently? Do you think old means death? Let this deep rooted cultured area retain its green culture. Don't come in its way. The area was built with a vision to sustain even further development of the city and technology. If possible, try to cultivate / imbibe that vision in your "Developmental Works".
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • I, as a student have a question. When the governance do not adhere to the law, how and why they - the law makers - expect us the citizens to follow the law made and amended by the law-breakers?
  • Ashok
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    • Make some convenient place for those poor vendors, who helplessly occupied the foot path of the Ganchi Bazaar Main Road. With them occupying the place for their livelihood, there won't be any space for parking. This is very "fine"ly used by our Traffic System, to grab the vehicle, parked even for 5 minutes and making the vehicle owners helplessly succumb to "bribing" to save and get the vehicle back. Before constructing any new thing, think of making the most useful with whatever already available. Before continuing with the Underpass work, visit the GndhiBazaar Main road, on any evening, at least once, with an alertness to the surrounding. If you are an able official, you will know the truth in what I have hardly expressed.
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • Once again I urge that you people visit the Ganchi Bazar Main Road, before destroying the area by yet another construction.
  • Sanmati
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • The meaning of the word "Construction" is to be changed in our dictionaries. It, now, in the present context of our area, means making new beurocrats.
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • Our area doesn't require the third disaster. We will be happppppy if you could take away the other 2 and give them to the needy areas. But, will you give our trees back? Can you bring those chirping birds back? What alternative arrangement you have made to fill our "Oxygen Cylinders", which you have already grounded in the name of "Construction"? Let our Green / Garden City also become an IT city but not at all at the massacre of the greenery and / or losing the identity of the Green / Garden City.
  • sejal
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    • AID
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    • aidindia.org
  • Janna Rowe
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    • I have been active in Britain over proposed road building projects that threatened habitats for animals or cutting down of ancient woodland. This proposed project in bangalore looks like a similar wrongness that should be stopped. Please use your power to prevent suchan upheavel to people's lives and the wrecking of a beautiful city.
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    • Thatcham, Berkshire, Great Britain
  • KP Suresh
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    • Bangalore,karnataka,India
  • Niveditha Ravindra
  • Karthik Sastry R
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    • Basavanagudi is one of the oldest,greenest & best planned localities in Bangalore.Being a resident of this area since my birth,I am strongly against the Underpass project @ Tagore Circle Junction. Already lot of trees have been butchered mercilessly in & around K.R.Road for the construction of flyover @ National College Junction & for the Metro Rail.The traffic on the entire stretch of K.R. Road will be high only between 9.30am to 11am and 6.30pm to 8pm & signal lights have been installed at EVERY Junction on this road right from KIMS/Makkalakoota Junction till the other end @ BSK 2nd Stage/Monotype Jn,except at Tagore Circle Junction! which clearly indicates that traffic jam is almost non existent here.A single traffic cop @ this Jn during peak hours is sufficient to control & regulate the traffic flow.
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • Presently the traffic movement on K.R.Road is affected due to the Metro Work and the Under pass work is adding to the present traffic problem.The amount of fossil fuel wasted & the pollution is also high due to the nearly 1.5km detour.The authorities have erected boards at this Jn stating the clearances obtained from civic agencies to proceed with the work.But the civic agencies say they were not at all approached & also the column which says "Clearance & Approval from Police,dated:" is BLANK. I therefore request the elected representatives & govt to intervene immediately and suspend the useless project @ this initial stage itself and restore K.R.Road.Since only the top layer of the road is removed,I feel the money required to restore it is negligible when compared to the cost of the project.The amount allocated to this project can be used to restore greenery in this garden city by planting and maintaining trees & for basic civic works like provision of proper footpaths,roads &clearing of storm water drains.
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • India,Karnataka,Bangalore,Basavanagudi
  • suma
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    • bangalore
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  • Raghunandan mukund
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    • NO UNDERPASS!!!
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    • В
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  • Ravikumar
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    • The project is totally unnesserary. There are other junctions needing sutable solutions. It will be nice if the authorities use their knowledge and experience properly.
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    • Jayanagar
  • Faheen
  • K.S.Usha
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    • Bangalore
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  • vidhu
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    • Almost all christians, muslims, sikhs & jews are terrorists.
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    • Christian priests are the biggest terrorists, because they bribe terrorists, criminals & even children to murder non-christians.
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  • America, britain, some other countries, & pakistan are planning to attack India with nuclear weapons, may be with in 2 or 3 days, but make it look as if only pakistan is doing it. Almost all christians, muslims, sikhs & jews are murderers, robbers,
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    • criminals, terrorists, mafias & liars. Jesus is dracula. Allah, nanak & yahweh are monsters. Christians are murderers with double standards, because they believe in murdering all non-christians, but forgiving all christians, to please jesus. Western-white-christians are racists also, because they consider other christians as fake-christians. Many christians consider many other christians as fake-christians, especially if they belong to different race, denomination &/or ethnicity. This way christians have their own kind of caste system, but very evil, because christians believe in murdering all non-christians & fake-christians, to please jesus. Almost all christians consider themselves as soldiers for jesus. Christians believe they are always at war with non-christians, declared or not. Christians believe they have license, given to them by jesus, to murder all non-christians & fake-christians. Most christians do not allow women to become priests. They can only be nuns. Many christian denominations do not
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    • allow worshipping of mary, mother of jesus. Many christian denominations allow worshipping of jesus only, & consider worshipping of any one else as evil. Many christian denominations do not believe in pope. It is mainly catholic christians, who believe in pope. This christians have their own differences. Almost all christians consider men as superior than women. Christians are criminals, because they believe jesus will forgive them, no matter how many crimes they commit. Christians are robbers, because they believe whole earth belongs to christians only. Christians are murderers, because they believe in going to heaven, if they murder non-christians &/or fake-christians. Christians, muslims, sikhs & jews respect each other because of the similarity of their beliefs, but also hate each other because they consider only their own god as the one true god. Most terrorists (maoists, ulfas, naxals, ltte, ISKCON, sonia gandhi, rahul gandhi, maneka gandhi, PETA, karens, khmer rouge, dayanand pandey, shekhar tiwari,
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    • etc.) are christians, but in the disguise of non-christians. German Hittler was christian terrorist in the disguise of non-christian. Hittler was trying to murder all those who were not western-white-christians, & occupy the whole earth. German christians (some times with the help of muslims) robbed millions, & murdered 20 million people (majority of them communists). British colonialists were christian terrorists in the disguise of democracy. British christians terrorized & robbed India for 200 years, & murdered 20 million Indians. American christians in the disguise of capitalism, murdered 20 million american-indians, & 7 million buddhists of vietnam, north korea, japan, etc. Most other christians did similar things. Cambodian christians murdered 2 million cambodian buddhists in 1976. During last 300 years christians murdered 200 million people worldwide, & muslims murdered 30 million people worldwide. Pakistani muslims murdered 2 million bangla deshis in 1970. Ref.: www.vidhu2.blogspot.com
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    • India, Karnataka,Bangalore, Indiranagar