Letter to BMTC for a Bus stop

Dear BMTC officials, November 12, 2009

Sub:Bus stop near forest office, on ring road


We bring to your notice that there was a bus stop on the outer ring road, near the Forest office (between Hennur main Road signal and Nagawara signal) for HBR 5th block layout residents, but during the past one year literally no buses stopped at the designated bus stop.

Persistent requests on the issue, BMTC officials made arrangements for the buses to stop near the Forest office. Mrs. Shiyamala (ATM) from PRO had sent 2 (ATI) staffs for consecutive 3 days to regulate the buses to stop at forest office and also we are given to understand that a circular (informing all drivers and conductors) in this regard is put on depot notice boards.

Sad to say with all your efforts nothing has changed much and the drivers /conductors refuse to stop the buses at the designated forest office bus stop. We have been constantly receiving complaints from our residents for the last 1 week.

The scenario is, when a commuter make a request to the conductor/driver to stop the bus, the crew members retaliate and say that “nothing doing, we can’t stop here, you can complain to anybody you want”, which is an intolerable attitude of your crew members and we condemn the attitude.

Based on the untoward incidents, we request the officials concerned to put a BUS STOP sign board on either side of the ring road to make it visible for the drivers and the commuters to identify the bus stop.

We once again request you to give firm instructions to all crew members thru depot managers (Depot Nos: 23, 24, 28 & 29) immediately and resolve the issue, failing which, we are determined to expose and initiate necessary action.

Please do the needful at the earliest and request your good selves to keep us updated on the action plan.

Thanking you,

Regards,
A.Rajagopal
Treasurer

Letter to BMTC for regularisation bus routes 296D & 296B

To                                                                                                                           Date:2-11-09


CTM (Operation)
BMTC, Double road,
Shanthi Nagar,
Bangalore-560027

Dear Sir,

Sub: Regularisation of bus timings of 296B and 296D for Brindavan layout (HBR LAYOUT 5TH BLOCK, 1st stage) and Re- introduction of K.R.Market bus 296K

We, the residents of HBR layout 5th block would like to inform you that the above two buses are running from our layout to Shivaji Nagar and Majestic bus station respectively for the last 15 years. In the recent past we have noticed that the route No.296D (Shivaji Nagar bus) is maintaining its scheduled timings through out the day. But the route No.296B (Majestic bus) is plying only in the morning and evening, i.e from 7am to 9.30am and 4pm to 8.30pm. During 10 am to 4pm the 296B bus comes up to Hennur cross and gets back without entering the layout. Because of this practice, our senior citizens, women and school going children are facing difficulty. Hence we request you give instructions to your staff to ply the 296B bus into the layout during day time also.

Please note that though our layout is in existence since 1989 (20) years, there is no additional buses introduced to our layout. The only bus 296K (K.R.Market) introduced in the year 2007 had plied for few months and the service was stopped abruptly. Therefore we request you to kindly look into the matter and re-introduce the K.R. Market bus service soon.

We take this opportunity to thank all the BMTC officials concerned for restoring a bus stop near forest office on ring road. (between Hennur main Road signal and Nagawara signal). Since there is no bus stop sign board, it becomes difficult for your staff and the commuters to identify the bus stop, hence we request you to put a sign board on either side of ring road. Also please see to that, the stoppage of buses at this point continue for ever.

Thanking you once again for your valuable services and looking forward to hearing from you soon.

With regards
A.Rajagopal
Treasurer

HBR LAYOUT 5TH block Residents Association.
Copy to:1) The Divisional Controller, 2)BMTC central office,
BMTC Lingarajapuram Depot No.10 K. H.Road,Shanthi Nagar,
Bangalore. Bangalore

Grievance letter to bbmp Commissioner

To                                                                                                                             DT: 3-11-09

Sri.Bharat Lal Meena, I.A.S
Commissioner,
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike,
Bangalore.

Respected Sir,
Sub: Civic problems in HBR layout 5th block, 1st stage.

We the members of HBR layout 5th block Residents Association would like to submit the following grievances and civic related problems faced by us. Though our layout is in existence for the last 20 year there is no much development work taking place.

As follows:

1. A walkover bridge was constructed on the storm water drainage to connect the 5th block’ separated by the big storm water drainage. This small, 4feet wide bridge has no parapet wall on either side; this may endanger the small school going children. So we request you to provide either parapet wall or some grill work immediately to avoid any untoward incidents.

2. BBMP had taken up the work of fencing the storm water drainage on either side by using barbed wires and left halfway. This work is not completed between walk over bridge and bridge on19th main road both sides of drainage. Because of this many people throw their debris/garbage into the drainage which causes drain blockage and in rainy seasons it overflows into layouts.

2.1. The big SWD gives rise to many problems and if it is not covered with concrete slab, then it proves dangerous.

3. A request was made with the BESCOM authorities to fix Halogen lamps at corners and road junctions of 5th block layout to avoid accidents, but so far nothing has happened.

4. The asphalting work has not been taken up in this segment since several years and there are innumerable potholes. Recently BBMP has done asphalting/tarring of all main roads in 5th block (i.e. from 15th main to 19th main road and left half the way. All cross roads (i.e. from 21st cross to 45th cross) were not done. In 19th main, near the bridge it was left halfway. The condition of roads (i.e 30th C main-KEB office road, extension roads of 17&18th main and 21st to 26th cross roads) on the other side of storm water drain is in very horrible state. We remember that some time back there was some inaugural pooja, near KEB office to lay the roads, but later nothing had happened.

5. Revamping of the side drains in 5th block to be done in full pledged manner. This work was also done in some roads and left half the way.

6. Some measures to be taken up to control the buffalo, cow and stray dog menace. All these animals roam in the streets of the layout, causing inconvenience to the residents and also to motorists/two wheelers.Please note that there is no health inspector for our layour for the past one year.

7. The waste management team is dumping garbage in the middle of residential location i.e. in front of site No.1193 and adjacent to 27th cross. And this gives very stinking smell when you enter 17th main. Please take action to shift this location to a safer place.

8.As there is no Health centre,Library and a park in our segment,we request you to kindly provide these amenities.

9.Too much weeds and grasses have grown up on both sides of all roads and its to be cleaned and made pavements.So our layout is seen with lot of goats,cows and buffalos grassing all the time.

Trusting your good selves and please do the needful to solve the above issues.

Thanking you,

With regards
A.Rajagopal
Treasurer
HBR LAYOUT 5TH BLOCK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
1489,17th C main,5th block,1st stage,HBR layout,Bangalore -43