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Madikeri Roads: Villagers Use Bananas to Demand Repairs
21 Jul
Summary
- Villagers protested road conditions by planting banana plants in potholes.
- Bhagamandala BJP Shakti Kendra joined calls for immediate overbridge repair.
- Officials assured tender processes are underway for road repairs.
Villagers in Madikeri staged protests at Bhagamandala-Napoklu and Karike Road Junctions, demanding immediate road repairs. Demonstrators symbolically planted banana plants in potholes to highlight the poor condition of the Bhagamandala-Napoklu Road, which causes significant traffic disruption, particularly during the monsoon season.
The Bhagamandala BJP Shakti Kendra also participated, emphasizing the need for urgent repairs to the Bhagamandala overbridge. Residents from Bhagamandala, Aiyangeri, and Chettimani areas have expressed their dissatisfaction with the prolonged inaction by the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam and the public works department.
An engineer from the public works department, Umesh, stated that the Talacauvery-Hunsur road repair is under review, with tenders already called. He assured that work on the Aiyangeri-Bhagamandala road would commence after the rainy season, and the Tannimani-Karike road would be repaired soon.
