Storm water drains are being constructed in Mysore at enormous expense with JNNURM funds. One such drain passes next to Dhobi Ghat in Yadavagiri. According to the board next to the drain, this work which costs Rs. 29 crores was finished on 20-1-2011. Not even two weeks have elapsed since the completion, but the floor of the drain is covered with weeds some of them more than 4-5 feet high (See photo). If the work had been done properly, could so much vegetation have grown in such a short time? Or we could be mistaken and this is actually an urban forestry project!
B.Vaikunth Shenoy, Mysore Grahakara Parishat