Several High Tech bus stops have been built at enormous expense all around the city under JNNURM grants. But they are not well-designed or well-maintained. Here are two examples.
In the bus stop next to Lakshmi Theatre, the seats are too high. Since the seats have no backs, it is easy to lose balance and topple over. There is a deep gutter just behind the bus stop and there is no no protective barrier.
People in general and children in particular can slip and fall into the drain. It is not clear why a protective barrier has not been installed.
In the bus stop near Nirmala Convent in Gokulam, there are no seats for the last several months. It is possible that they were stolen after installation, but no one has bothered to replace them.
Without seats, the bus stop is almost useless and people are using the old bus stop.
D.V. Dayanand Sagar, Mysore Grahakara Parishat