Protest over deplorable condition of roads in Mysuru

Communist Party of India (Marxist) activists staged a demonstration outside the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) office on Sayyaji Rao Road on Thursday, protesting against the deplorable condition of roads in many parts of the city.

Several arterial roads and streets in residential areas across the city lie pothole-ridden and neglected, with underground drainage and road works left unfinished.

Instead of merely carrying out patchwork by laying asphalt during the Dasara season, the protesters demanded that the roads be developed with quality materials to ensure long-term durability, the CPI (M) said in a representation to MCC Commissioner M.K. Savitha.

The white-topping road works, which have been taken up in many parts of the City, are not only causing traffic disruption during the scheduled work hours, but are also forcing people to commute amid dust. The failure to complete these works in a timely manner has further aggravated the problem.