- Millions of people calling Bengaluru home must be cynical and at their wits’ end, having heard innumerable promises, assurances, reassurances, and some more soothing words of wisdom to provide us with world-class amenities. Yes, we Bengaluru inhabitants have heard successive governments led by various Chief Ministers mentioning that the city will be transformed into no less than Singapore. None can be prouder than us when Bengaluru is mentioned as the Silicon Valley of India, the Garden City of India, the IT/BT capital of India, the startup capital of India, and even more related monikers, showcasing how the metro has grown over the years. The moot point to ponder over here is whether the city’s infrastructure has lived up to the growth.
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- The answer must be negative. While we appreciate, acknowledge, encourage, and share how Bengaluru has been transformed into an overwhelmingly recognizable city around the world, the fact of the matter is that the city has not lived up to its expectations in terms of commensurate infrastructural development to accommodate unprecedented growth. The population of the city has seen humongous growth. People from around the country and beyond have made the city their homes on the back of some of the biggest names in the corporate world, having established their presence here. You name it, right from the Big Techs to Fin Techs to Start Ups to cutting-edge technology-driven establishments have set up shop here.
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- Unfortunately, the desired infrastructural requirements vis-à-vis ease of doing business, clean potable water, uninterrupted power supply, efficient law & order services, and most importantly, pothole-free/crater-free commutable roads are sorely lacking. Despite every stratum of society raising concerns about the deteriorating road conditions, they have only received mere lip service and more assurances from the elected representatives. The bane of any metropolitan city is the lack of vision, zeal, intent, and urgency to address the glaring infrastructural woes staring us in our face. Most frustratingly, our authorities continue to show laxity by repeatedly failing to address these basic needs. The less said, the better about the bane of corruption everywhere.
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- Note that Bengaluru alone produces almost 70% of Karnataka’s revenue. Disgustingly, very basic amenities like proper commutable roads are not made available to honest taxpayers is simply unfathomable. The erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has now been divided into five divisions (Greater Bengaluru Authority), GBA, ostensibly to ensure ease of administering the local issues effectively. At the cost of sounding terribly frustrated, it must be mentioned that unless the mindset is altered to serve the people in the desired manner, no number of divisions of civic agencies will help spruce up the city, creaking at the seams. People’s patience is being tested by our elected representatives. The authorities must act, and act now.
