Sir,
On behalf of 55-plus member industries of Nanjangud Industries Association (NIA), we would like to bring to the notice of the authorities concerned the extremely poor condition of the Mysuru-Nanjangud National Highway, the lifeline to our member industries in Nanjangud Industrial Area.
This road is unmotorable and is full of craters and potholes. It has become very dangerous for our loaded freight carriers and transport vehicles carrying workers to travel on this road.
Additionally, many stretches on this road outside the city limits do not have proper street-lights which is essential for night-time safety. And motorists have to bear the brunt even after paying the toll charges for any vehicular movement on this pathetic road.
This is very unfair for the law- abiding tax-payers, who also pay additional highway toll charges but are compelled to risk their lives every time when traveling on this unmotorable road. We at Nanjangud Industries Association would like to request the authorities concerned to stop the toll collection with immediate effect till the road is repaired and made motorable with safe driving conditions.
– B.S. Chandrashekar, Secretary, Nanjangud Industries Association, Nanjangud, 25.10.2022
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But collecting toll. Very unethical act of govt.please keep the toll after nanjangud as so many locals are travelling to nanjangud daily.
Mysore-Nanjangud distance is just under 16 miles by train. There is a good train service. Use it.
The traffic means-Mysoreans are addicted to petrol vehicles; hence, no amount of road care will work. Forget it.
Very sad and regrettable for the sorry state of roads of nanjangud highway Government should pay equal attention to other cities as well. Just spending crores of public money only in beautifying
Bangalore is of no use. Hope the authorities will atleast act now and do the needful and redress public grievance like this. Let better tomorrow dawn.
Mr .Ramiah
Plz understand there are more than 25 industries in this area and people work 24/7. How can we catch the train. It is the responsibility of the government to provide better infrastructure. It is sham that they are collecting toll for that horrible road
@Srikanth
Seeing tjhe massive traffic in this highway, anything that I have ever come across anywhere in the world I travelled, No government and no road repair contractor can fix this massive wear and tear. Mysore is a congested city, and its residents love petrol vehicles.
If there are so many industries, then the best option for them is to get their employees live in Nanjangud, as they can work around the clock. If not they should provide hostels for their employees to live, during their night shifts. These industries cannot expect the government to take charge of everything while they pocket their profits.
The toll collected is just a fraction of the repair coats , as these repairs are needed frequently. If the industries you refer to instead of howling cooperate to share the costs of the repair, then there is a solution to the problem.
India is a massively populated country. A small town like Nanjangud, until 1970s, is destroyed with these industries looking for land space, and they should take the share of the costs of the road repairs and the others in Nanjangud.
The government should tax them for the purpose, if these industries do not cooperate to share the costs.
Hey Balachander
You talk nonsense. Bangaloreans pay hefty taxes of various kinds. If you want this highway to be maintained, the government should tax these industries located in Nanjangud whose employees use this highway and hence cause this highway to deteriorate so frequently.. These employees using their vehicles are the culprits as they commute in such large numbers.
I would quadruple the toll, tax the Nanjangud industries for the problems they cause to this once beautiful town.
Indians breed like rats and the population of this country exceeds that of China. That is some achievement. Population of India is also a menace to other countries too, as Indians want to emigrate in very large numbers.
Toll is not a tax
Toll is given for well maintained road.
If the stretch is having pot holes or no lights etc we can stop paying toll
Also this toll location is kept in such a way that it’s not paid for using the road but collected from all who have to go to Nanjanagudu govt office work also.
Ridiculous.
https://starofmysore.com/why-pay-toll-after-driving-on-bad-mysuru-nanjangud-road/
Hello Charles
First, you need to learn English well so that you express your opinion properly.
Second, you need to understand that toll is a compulsory contribution -call it a tax, for those using their vehicles to use the highway. It is meant to contribute towards the road maintenance and ensure that onlt those whop pay this contribution are entitled to use the highway.
If you use this highway to drive your vehicles through, you are given permission to do so. Just that. Just because, toll is collected , it does not mean the government should assure a good quality highway.
The mistake the government is doing is not to ration the use of this highway. The highway canno bw used for thousands of vehicles per day unlimited in their numbers. There has to be an upper limit for how many vehicles are allowed per day to use this highway.
Indians are breeding in large numbers, and every airport you see in the Western world, the longest queue is by Indians who try to get into the country concerned.
When Indian population is exploding to unlimited numbers, unlimited petrol vehicles are purchased and used, and hence no highway can withstand it.
My suggestion is o deter these vehicvle numbers and increase the toll money by 5 times.
I also agree that the Nanjangud industro
ies -each of them should run buses from Mysore, so that Individual employees do not use their vehicles.
Thet should also contribute the cost for this highway maintenance.