Mysore City Corporation took out a full page tender advertisement in some of the local papers. It has called for tenders on 261 works which include asphalting roads and alleys, laying of interlocking tiles, construction of drains, etc. Building of a Samudaya Bhavana in Yadavagiri for Rs. 3 lakhs is one of the works on this list.
MCC's tender advertisement raises some questions:
1. Who sets MCC's priorities? The Samudaya Bhavana is the only work allotted to Yadavagiri. Some of the roads of Yadavagiri have not seen repair in decades. Also, the water pipe laying under JNNURM has destroyed several roads. Many of the roads in the locality are quite steep and rain water gushing on them has left large craters in its wake. Is construction of a Samudaya Bhavan a higher priority than repairing these decrepit roads?
2. Does Yadavagiri need a Samudaya Bhavana? None of the residents I know has expressed any interest in getting one.
3. According to a contractor I know, Rs. 3 lakhs will get you only a 4 square building. What can one do with a 20x20 Samudaya "Bhavana"?
4. Where is the space to build the Samudaya Bhavana? Yadavagiri does not have any CA sites. So it can only be built on a residential site or space allotted to a park or land belonging to the Railways. Are all these options not illegal?
N.Prakash, Mysore Grahakara Parishat