Fwd: FOB and R2W Views reg it : Any suggestions Most Welcome: Please give it a thought

[harsha sree]

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From: K S Rao <kudarav...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: FOB and R2W Views reg it : Any suggestions Most Welcome: Please give it a thought
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Here in India, the projects are made to fill in the cofferes of Party people and the contractors supported by them. Most of these bridges are done by Sarasu ads, supported by Sooredu. Both of them are involved in 250 cr. scam of SSA. You just have a look at the Subway at Chikkadapalli which took nearly 5 yrs. Now it's locked forever. The present MMTS also, no body used them in the beginning as there was no way to reachthe STN itself.

 

As for the Free Left and people to cross the road, in most metros,except Calcutta, signalling system gives a chance for the pedestrians to croos the road before the traffic starts again to flow.I have seen this in Bangalore. At any place in Hyd this is not available.

 

My main suspicion is, the Metro Rail is planned above the present road system. What will happen to all these Flyovers, Foot over bridges etc. Many places, as they have not designed according to soil conditions, the Flyovers are collapsing while in construction stage.Each flyover is built only to cross one junction. No brach overs fom the flyovers. Even a Cycle Accident also whole traffic jam. Don't worry about the VIP's and VVIP's. They are so heavy and can not carry their own weight by themselves. Enough people to carry them on shoulders.

 

God save our Democracy where the people's survival is not given any thought, and also Public Accountability.

 

KSRao

 

On 7/26/10, Kanthi Kannan <therig...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear all

 

 

Greetings!!

 

 

In our city there are a number of new FOBs ( Foot over Bridges) being installed. Please do go through the following points and then decide. 

 

 

The points are

 

1. FOB's are at a height of about 30 feet and women, children, senior citizens and physically challenged in particular would find it impossible to walk up and down the FOB. Even if escalators are put, there are several issues chief among them is whether they will operate the 24 hours and also how will women in particular carrying loads and wearing a saree take the escalator. Will they not be scared of getting on and down from it? Has anyone from the agency / govt tried to actually check as to whether the present FOBs are being used? If no, then the reasons for it.  Some FOBs are expected to have lifts but again what about the time of operation?

 

2. FOBs are not safe because they are at a height and often not seen by the moving traffic. Will there be any policing  and what effect will it have on the behaviour of the antisocial elements? At night particularly they seem unsafe for women because they are covered by advertisements ( which is why corporates bid for these FOBs)

 

3. They are ugly. Imagine near our assembly, and other heritage structures the very thought of these structures coming up is enough to send a shock wave through all of us

 

4. For the VIPs they could pose a danger. Sharp shooters could position themselves on the FOBs and shoot a VIP and it is quite difficult to imagine sanitising all the FOBs that the VIP is likely to pass  through. 

 

5. FOBs are also concrete structures that add to the warming effect of the environment.

 

Many people say in favour of the FOBs that they are available in other countries etc but the fact remains that in Hyd, the above issues out weigh the pros for the FOBs

 

 

What needs to be done? How do people cross the road?

 

At Grade crossings are the need of the day. Even if the government were to provide AC buses free of cost, people will not use buses unless they are able to walk the first and last mile. 

 

 

Your Comments are Most Welcome

 

Thanks 

 

Regards

 

Kanthi Kannan

 

The Right to Walk Foundation

 

THOSE WHO WALK CANNOT DECIDE AND THOSE WHO DECIDE DO NOT WALK

 

 

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