<p>Though the MCC had announced the novel scheme way back in March, only three individuals had shown interest in the scheme. The local unit of Prajapitha Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya had come forward to adopt the three-acre Mahatma Gandhi Park at Mannagudda and Durga Facilities Management Services had come forward to maintain the 700-metre tar road stretch between Karavali Circle and Mahaveera Circle.<br />Those who come forward to ‘Own your road/park’ should also carry out pavement patchworks and cleaning, kerb patchworks and painting, median patchworks and painting, streetlight replacing, marking zebra crossing, on street marking, maintaining traffic signboards, maintaining cat’s eye and reflective tapes, carriageway patchwork, joint filling and cleaning, roadside tree plantation and watering and maintaining bus bays and so on. <br /><br />Speaking to Deccan Herald, sources in MCC said that there is a need to start the drive as a campaign to make the programme successful. “As only three persons had shown interest in the programme, the MCC did not bother much about it. In fact, the previous DC Subodh Yadav who mooted this idea had convened a meeting with the bankers, corporates on March 18, 2011 to discuss on the project. Though the representatives from the banks said they needed to discuss it with their higher ups, none returned to the MCC after holding discussion.” <br /><br />The MCC had identified 22 roads and five parks for ‘Own your road, park’ scheme. It had even prepared an estimate for the project. Depending on the SR rate, the estimate cost for the yearly maintenance of the road and parks were fixed by the MCC. For the maintenance of the park, for one acre, the annual maintenance will be Rs 2.91 lakh, sources informed. <br /><br />The list of roads to be maintained for the development of roads are: Hampankatta junction to A B Shetty; Clock tower circle-Rao and Rao Circle; A B Shetty to Hamilton Circle and Hamilton Circle to Rao and Rao Circle; Hampankatta Junction to Jyothi (via Bavutagudda); Hampankatta Junction to Jyothi (via Balmatta); Jyothi Junction to Karavali Circle (via Collector’s gate road); Karavali Circle to Pumpwell Circle; P V S Junction to Ladyhill Circle; Ladyhill Circle to Urwa store; Urwa store to Kottara Chowki; Ladyhill Circle to Mannagudda; K P T Junction to Mary Hill; Mary Hill to Bondel Junction; Bondel Junction to Marakada; Hampankatta Junction to PVS; Karavali Circle to Kankanady Junction; Bunts Hostel Junction to PVS Junction; Ballalbagh Junction to Mannagudda; Kuloor Junction to Kavoor Junction; KSRTC to Kuntikana; Lalbagh to Bejai Junction and Bejai to Basaveshwara Circle.<br /><br />The parks to be maintained include Mahatma Gandhi Park at Mannagudda; Children’s Park near Hamilton Circle; Mallikatte Park near Mallikatte Junction; Bhararth Maidan Park near Jeppu Market and S L Mathias Park near Melina Mogeru, Attavar.<br /></p>
<p>Though the MCC had announced the novel scheme way back in March, only three individuals had shown interest in the scheme. The local unit of Prajapitha Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya had come forward to adopt the three-acre Mahatma Gandhi Park at Mannagudda and Durga Facilities Management Services had come forward to maintain the 700-metre tar road stretch between Karavali Circle and Mahaveera Circle.<br />Those who come forward to ‘Own your road/park’ should also carry out pavement patchworks and cleaning, kerb patchworks and painting, median patchworks and painting, streetlight replacing, marking zebra crossing, on street marking, maintaining traffic signboards, maintaining cat’s eye and reflective tapes, carriageway patchwork, joint filling and cleaning, roadside tree plantation and watering and maintaining bus bays and so on. <br /><br />Speaking to Deccan Herald, sources in MCC said that there is a need to start the drive as a campaign to make the programme successful. “As only three persons had shown interest in the programme, the MCC did not bother much about it. In fact, the previous DC Subodh Yadav who mooted this idea had convened a meeting with the bankers, corporates on March 18, 2011 to discuss on the project. Though the representatives from the banks said they needed to discuss it with their higher ups, none returned to the MCC after holding discussion.” <br /><br />The MCC had identified 22 roads and five parks for ‘Own your road, park’ scheme. It had even prepared an estimate for the project. Depending on the SR rate, the estimate cost for the yearly maintenance of the road and parks were fixed by the MCC. For the maintenance of the park, for one acre, the annual maintenance will be Rs 2.91 lakh, sources informed. <br /><br />The list of roads to be maintained for the development of roads are: Hampankatta junction to A B Shetty; Clock tower circle-Rao and Rao Circle; A B Shetty to Hamilton Circle and Hamilton Circle to Rao and Rao Circle; Hampankatta Junction to Jyothi (via Bavutagudda); Hampankatta Junction to Jyothi (via Balmatta); Jyothi Junction to Karavali Circle (via Collector’s gate road); Karavali Circle to Pumpwell Circle; P V S Junction to Ladyhill Circle; Ladyhill Circle to Urwa store; Urwa store to Kottara Chowki; Ladyhill Circle to Mannagudda; K P T Junction to Mary Hill; Mary Hill to Bondel Junction; Bondel Junction to Marakada; Hampankatta Junction to PVS; Karavali Circle to Kankanady Junction; Bunts Hostel Junction to PVS Junction; Ballalbagh Junction to Mannagudda; Kuloor Junction to Kavoor Junction; KSRTC to Kuntikana; Lalbagh to Bejai Junction and Bejai to Basaveshwara Circle.<br /><br />The parks to be maintained include Mahatma Gandhi Park at Mannagudda; Children’s Park near Hamilton Circle; Mallikatte Park near Mallikatte Junction; Bhararth Maidan Park near Jeppu Market and S L Mathias Park near Melina Mogeru, Attavar.<br /></p>