<p> Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s visit left residents of DJ Halli and Tannery Road high and dry on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>His first stop on the eastern part of the city was the MM Road (Rao Bahadur BP Annaswamy) dispensary. The 106-year-old dispensary is in dire need of renovation. It is located right next to the office of former corporator Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy.<br /><br />“What is the point in passing by in a convoy and causing traffic jams when he does not even stop to listen to our problems?,” asked A Parvathi, a teacher. <br /><br />“This is the first time that I have seen this road so clean. Usually, the drains overflow and there is garbage and slush,” she said. Many a time, drinking water mixes with sewage,” she said. <br /><br />“Thankfully, it has not rained now,” said a staffer at the dispensary, “Or one would not be able to stand here. The roof leaks so badly that we have to cover the medicines with a plastic sheet and run for cover,” she said. <br /><br />The chief minister promised the construction of a new referral hospital in the area, while protecting the dispensary as a heritage structure. <br /><br />A few other residents who waited some metres away from where the Siddaramaiah’s convoy stopped were disappointed as they could not speak to him. <br /><br />“For the last one year, we have been trying to get the authorities to fix the drainage. But nothing has been done. A broken drainage pipe leaks. Our children often get sick as they play outside. Who will listen to our problems?” asked Meena, a housewife. <br /><br />The chief minister’s convoy caused traffic jams at Kammanahalli flyover, near Hebbal and other places, though it was a Sunday.<br /><br />Highlights<br /><br />The CM has asked BBMP to prepare an estimate to build an underpass and an extra loop on the Kammanahalli flyover. <br /><br />BWSSB was instructed to provide drinking water and clear drainage problems in KHB flats in Lingarajapuram.<br /><br />CM suggested to rope in experts for developing 53 acres of what used to be Kacharakanahalli lake. A few temples and a government school have came up on the land. Since the lake is dead now, the land may be used to construct a park.<br /><br />As many as 157 HIV-infected persons were given title deeds for houses constructed in Giddenahalli village.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
<p> Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s visit left residents of DJ Halli and Tannery Road high and dry on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>His first stop on the eastern part of the city was the MM Road (Rao Bahadur BP Annaswamy) dispensary. The 106-year-old dispensary is in dire need of renovation. It is located right next to the office of former corporator Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy.<br /><br />“What is the point in passing by in a convoy and causing traffic jams when he does not even stop to listen to our problems?,” asked A Parvathi, a teacher. <br /><br />“This is the first time that I have seen this road so clean. Usually, the drains overflow and there is garbage and slush,” she said. Many a time, drinking water mixes with sewage,” she said. <br /><br />“Thankfully, it has not rained now,” said a staffer at the dispensary, “Or one would not be able to stand here. The roof leaks so badly that we have to cover the medicines with a plastic sheet and run for cover,” she said. <br /><br />The chief minister promised the construction of a new referral hospital in the area, while protecting the dispensary as a heritage structure. <br /><br />A few other residents who waited some metres away from where the Siddaramaiah’s convoy stopped were disappointed as they could not speak to him. <br /><br />“For the last one year, we have been trying to get the authorities to fix the drainage. But nothing has been done. A broken drainage pipe leaks. Our children often get sick as they play outside. Who will listen to our problems?” asked Meena, a housewife. <br /><br />The chief minister’s convoy caused traffic jams at Kammanahalli flyover, near Hebbal and other places, though it was a Sunday.<br /><br />Highlights<br /><br />The CM has asked BBMP to prepare an estimate to build an underpass and an extra loop on the Kammanahalli flyover. <br /><br />BWSSB was instructed to provide drinking water and clear drainage problems in KHB flats in Lingarajapuram.<br /><br />CM suggested to rope in experts for developing 53 acres of what used to be Kacharakanahalli lake. A few temples and a government school have came up on the land. Since the lake is dead now, the land may be used to construct a park.<br /><br />As many as 157 HIV-infected persons were given title deeds for houses constructed in Giddenahalli village.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
