Potholes in Vennala Road

Q: I need to commute everyday from Vennala to Kalamassery but I've heard about the pitiful road condition in the area. What have the municipal authorities done about the civic issues in Vennala?

Rajneesh Nambeesan, Kochi

25th July 2014

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Oddly enough, the issue of the road is on disputed grounds. The Palachuvadu end of the road comes under the Thrikkakara Municipality and the Vennala end comes under the civic authorities. But both sides are not willing to do anything about this issue. How convenient. The road has been known to actually damage engines and motorists are quite pissed off with with the repair bills. But it seems a proposal worth Rs. 2.72 crore for the maintenance of the road has been forwarded for administrative sanction by the MLA. Hopefully the government will wake up from its slumber and take the initiative to fix such issues.

Rajagopal Menon, Kochi

25th July 2014

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The 2 km long strecth of the Vennala Palachuvadu road is the most unpleasent experience to drive on. There are potholes and temporary repair works everywhere. This road has to endure a good amount of traffic because it is the link to Kakkanad and Kalamassery. Many IT employees need to use this route to get to work also. Maintenance works on both ends of the road at Vennala and Palachuvadu is either completed or in process and these shoddy works is what is making the road so terrible. In fact, I don't remember this road ever being fully tarred, just with temporary patch works. And before this road there was a ferry service which I think was much better than this sad excuse for a road!

Smitha Ravi, Kochi

25th July 2014

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Apparently there is a lack of public buses and that's why they aren't suuplying buses to Vennala. That really isn't fair because alternative modes of transport like autos are very expensive. And hitching a ride from motorists is not a very stable option. The private buses are also very annoying. They only operate from 7 am to 8 pm even though they're supposed to start work from 5 am and finish much later than 8. The pathetic road condition is another big headache here. Every morning there's a bottleneck created by Velanna School Junction, which increases everybody's blood pressure first thing in the morning because of the madness of the traffic.

Sreekutty Nair, Kochi

25th July 2014

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Even though Vennala is only 7 km from the main city, the locality which is right under the municipal's nose, doesn't get any attention in terms of infrastructure development. The road isn't even the only problem here, there is a complete lack of public transportation buses. KSRTC doesn't operate in this sector and only private buses do. Residents find it so difficult to commute to other parts of the city. KSRTC designed the bus service only from Ernakulam to Thripunithura to Ponekkara. That's why civic authorities are so lethargic in implementing new areas under this service. Something must be done about this.

Vineet David, Kochi

25th July 2014

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