Unused spaces in Sarjapur: A rising concern
Usage of space is an important point to be taken into consideration, for a locality to rank in the preferred list of investors and property buyers. Unused and vacant spaces often mars the potential of a locality and Sarjapur road is the recent vicinity which has taken the blow.
Empty bottles and used packets often pile up in vacant spaces, which can be witnessed in this vicinity. Reluctance of the people to dump their waste to a proper place and use the vacant lying spaces in the locality as dumping yards has plagued the growth of this area significantly.
Besides empty bottles, the vacant spaces in Sarjapur also greets the passer-bys with vast amounts of solid wastes and foul smell that literally needs a serious thought. Presence of waste, which is unattended by the development authorities, gives rise to a number of pollution diseases due to pollution, thus affecting the nearby dwellers significantly. Growing health hazards is one of the primary concern, which can only be dealt by making use of the vacant spaces, preferably for a better purpose.
According to experts, such vacant space should be effectively used by the government to construct parks in order to organize public meetings, cultural programmes and other kinds of activities. Part of such parks can also be used to park vehicles and resolve the parking crisis of the locality to an extent.
