KRS Road has been closed for repairs between Dasappa Circle and Akashavani Circle for many months now. Buses travelling this way had been diverted to Valmiki Road and the Akashavani bus stop had been shifted next to Ramakrishna Ashram.
Now Valmiki Road is also being repaired. Bus movement on the road has been stopped. Now, some buses come to Akashavani Circle and go to the Central Bus Stand via Bamboo Bazaar while others choose to go to Hunsur Road via St. Joseph's School. No one seems to know which route a bus will take and where its stops are. As a result, catching a bus has become an ordeal for the residents of Yadavagiri. For elderly persons, women and students going to schools and clolleges, it has become a hellish experience. When one looks at the slow progress of road repair in our city, there may be no escape from this suffering in our lifetime.
To prevent such avoidable harassment of citizens, whenever road repair work is undertaken, the City Corporation or PWD Department or MUDA must announce it in the local papers a month in advance. The duration of the work must also be mentioned in this announcement. Similarly, KSRTC must announce in the local papers the changed bus routes, the new bus stops and the new fares two weeks in advance. Signs must be erected at the new bus stops. When CESC can warn the public of impending power shutdowns and Water Department can warn of impending water supply cuts, there is no reason why bus route changes can also not be announced ahead of time. KSRTC must also monitor their staff so that these changes are implemented properly.
B.V.Shenoy, Mysore Grahakara Parishat