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Stalled Mangaluru road project risks students safety
A road improvement project outside St Aloysius Primary School on Karangalpady Road in Mangaluru has been stalled for two years, leaving an open drain in front of the school's main gate. The…
A road improvement project outside St Aloysius Primary School on Karangalpady Road in Mangaluru has been stalled for two years, leaving an open drain in front of the school's main gate. The drain frequently overflows, spilling stagnant water onto the approach road and forcing students and parents to navigate a slippery and uneven stretch to enter the school.
The unfinished work has also caused inconvenience for motorists and pedestrians using the busy corridor. The school management had agreed to part with a portion of its property to facilitate the project and provided written consent to the Mangaluru City Corporation long ago, but work has not begun.
Fr Balraju, secretary of the Mangalore Jesuit Educational Society, said the delay has caused considerable inconvenience to students and commuters. Mangaluru City Corporation commissioner Rahul Ratnam Pandey acknowledged the delay and assured he would personally look into the matter and take steps to resolve it at the earliest.
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The delay at Karangalpady Road is not an isolated case. Across Mangaluru, civic infrastructure projects often languish for years due to land acquisition hurdles, contractor non-performance, or coordination failures between the corporation and utility agencies. For a school that handed over land in good faith, the wait is especially frustrating. The open drain directly in front of a primary school gate is a basic safety failure that exposes the corporation to legal liability under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, which mandates a safe school environment. The commissioner's personal assurance is a positive signal, but residents will be watching for a firm deadline and visible site mobilisation within weeks.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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