This broken SWD lid is a perpetual scene on 2nd Avenue, Indira Nagar. With the CMRL construction progressing, the bus stop has moved from the Water tank to near the Youth Hostel. Due to the dead-end, many heavy vehicles – MTC buses and those of CMRL, need to make a U-turn to start the journey.
During the process, they reverse and drive over the stormwater drains. Additionally, several ATM vans drive over the SWD to park their vehicles on the pavement!
The lid, unable to withstand the weight, breaks. With no action from the GCC to replace it, the residents have placed a tree branch on the broken lid, as a sign to warn pedestrians of the danger. It has been six months since the lid was broken! The broken lid poses a danger to pedestrians, especially school-going kids. The frequent rains surge the problem. Residents request the GCC to replace the lid at the earliest and suggest working with the MTC and CMRL to ensure that all vehicles avoid using culvert and SWD to reverse, confining vehicular movement strictly to the main road.
