<p>Residents of Sarjapur seem to have taken a leaf out of the book of their counterparts in Whitefield. They have come together to form ORR Sarjapur Rising, a citizens’ group on the lines of Whitefield Rising.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The move comes in the wake of the urgent need to fix infrastructure issues in Bellandur ward, such as traffic jams, open drains, pothole-ridden roads, illegal parking of taxi cabs, lack of sidewalks and poorly planned bus stops.<br /><br />The group has become active in seeking improvement in the conditions of traffic and infrastructure in the ORR (Outer Ring Road) area.<br /><br />A protest to create awareness among people and to highlight minimum demands to the authorities and the government has been planned at 12 noon on December 18 in the ORR area.<br /><br />The immediate demands of the ORR Sarjapur Rising are: fix potholes on ORR, Sarjapur Road, service roads; relay all bad roads; sidewalks and skywalks for pedestrians; proper, covered drainage system on arterial and sub-arterial roads; enforce traffic rules to regulate flow at every bottleneck junction on ORR and Sarjapur Road; constitute a committee (of citizens, corporates and government agencies) to improve the ORR Sarjapur corridor.<br /><br />The group has these long-term demands: release the DPR (Detailed Project Report) for ORR Sarjapur Road and collaborate with the above committee on timelines; identify alternative routes; acquire additional land for roads; widen narrow routes to reduce load on arterial roads; more BMTC buses connecting Sarjapur Road with Varthur, ORR, Hosur Road and Koramangala; plan for mass transit in this corridor such as Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS), monorail or metro; exclusive bicycle lane on highways; committee of citizens, corporates and government agencies to be the communication channel; work together on the short and long-term demands.<br /><br />The group also wants private companies to actively participate and encourage employees to raise their voice to seek improvement in the infrastructure of ORR-Sarjapur corridor.<br /><br />Senior management of the companies to be part of ORRCA (Outer Ring Road Companies Association). They will organise meetings with Minister K J George and other authorities to speed up the process and put forth the need for good infrastructure. </p>
<p>Residents of Sarjapur seem to have taken a leaf out of the book of their counterparts in Whitefield. They have come together to form ORR Sarjapur Rising, a citizens’ group on the lines of Whitefield Rising.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The move comes in the wake of the urgent need to fix infrastructure issues in Bellandur ward, such as traffic jams, open drains, pothole-ridden roads, illegal parking of taxi cabs, lack of sidewalks and poorly planned bus stops.<br /><br />The group has become active in seeking improvement in the conditions of traffic and infrastructure in the ORR (Outer Ring Road) area.<br /><br />A protest to create awareness among people and to highlight minimum demands to the authorities and the government has been planned at 12 noon on December 18 in the ORR area.<br /><br />The immediate demands of the ORR Sarjapur Rising are: fix potholes on ORR, Sarjapur Road, service roads; relay all bad roads; sidewalks and skywalks for pedestrians; proper, covered drainage system on arterial and sub-arterial roads; enforce traffic rules to regulate flow at every bottleneck junction on ORR and Sarjapur Road; constitute a committee (of citizens, corporates and government agencies) to improve the ORR Sarjapur corridor.<br /><br />The group has these long-term demands: release the DPR (Detailed Project Report) for ORR Sarjapur Road and collaborate with the above committee on timelines; identify alternative routes; acquire additional land for roads; widen narrow routes to reduce load on arterial roads; more BMTC buses connecting Sarjapur Road with Varthur, ORR, Hosur Road and Koramangala; plan for mass transit in this corridor such as Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS), monorail or metro; exclusive bicycle lane on highways; committee of citizens, corporates and government agencies to be the communication channel; work together on the short and long-term demands.<br /><br />The group also wants private companies to actively participate and encourage employees to raise their voice to seek improvement in the infrastructure of ORR-Sarjapur corridor.<br /><br />Senior management of the companies to be part of ORRCA (Outer Ring Road Companies Association). They will organise meetings with Minister K J George and other authorities to speed up the process and put forth the need for good infrastructure. </p>
