What is obvious in 99% of the roads in Mysore is that the road has no camber (arched surface) and is lower than the shoulders. As a result, rainwater falling not just on the road, but also the shoulders is forced to flow on the road surface itself. This goes against the fundamental principle of road construction which aims at keeping water off the road surface since water is the primary enemy of asphalt. The extra cost involved in giving the road the proper camber and lowering the shoulders can be more than recovered in the increased lifetime of the road. So the Mysore City Corporation and MUDA and PWD should include road camber and trimming of shoulders also in their specifications list.
Added to this, MCC is not cleaning the side drains properly. As a result, the problem of rainwater flowing on the road itself has become even more acute.
C. V. Sreeroopa
