Potholes and trenches dug by workmen are quite common on the streets of
Mysore. It is common knowledge that they are causing numerous accidents.
It is good that the police are putting barriers near some of them to
warn the approaching vehicles of the danger. The photo shows one such
barrier near the intersection of JLB Road and Kantharaj Urs Road.
But such barriers should be just temporary. When a barrier is
put up, the agency in charge of road repair (MCC, MUDA, PWD) should
immediately send workers and fill the pothole or trench. But this never
happens. As a result, the barrier remains in place for months
obstructing traffic and causing accidents itself. The barrier in the
photo has been standing for more than two months.
Vishwas Krishna, Mysore Grahakara Parishat