Bengaluru: The lack of coordination among citizenship institutions proves major barriers to the development of Bengaluru.
After many hues and crying, the state government several years ago established a high-powered committee led by the main secretary to improve coordination between institutions that seemed to work forever on a square demands.
But it seems like nothing has changed when the panel has made a little or no impact on the ground because the project continues and causes problems for citizens.
The panel was formed to discuss and exchange details on various ongoing projects and line up programs for next month to identify and analyze potential obstacles.
It is to provide guidance and input for effective preparation and implementation and to reduce the inter-agency hikcup which can affect the smooth progress of civil work.
Utility work is being carried out on the road no less than 5,000 km throughout the city with at least 5 to 6 institutions involved in large projects.
They include Bengaluru Smart City projects, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), Bangalore Electric Supply Company (Bescom), Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanaagara Palike (BBMP) and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).
Their work is spread over 800 sqkm city.
Head of Secretary P Ravi Kumar was not available to comment.
When Ti spoke to several officials in these civil institutions, they said the coordination committee meeting was being held regularly but did not impact because of failure on the ground.
“While the Coordination Committee led by CS conducts assistance when the heads of civilian institutions do not see the eye to the eye, on the surface of the land are a completely different scenario.
Environmental level coordination suffers because there are incompatibility in the wavelength of engineers from various institutions,” said A senior government official with a parable.
That’s the situation like the Commissioner of the BBMP Gaurav Gupta said to take along a group of BBMP, BWSSB, Bescom, Smart City, and even Metro Namma officials wherever needed on their routine city visits.
Gupta said with concessions responsible for the main civilian requirements of the city, it’s easier to resolve something on the ground.
“Although there is an assumption that there is a lack of serious coordination throughout the city among institutions, in some cases they work together because of the right supervision by local MLA or political boss,” Gupta said.
BWSSB Chairman N Jayaram said the coordination panel helped in ironing any large concerns with other institutions but sometimes missing messages in translation at a lower level.
“While most times help to hold a meeting of this coordination committee, there is also a flipside when the message delivered at the meeting is lost or misinterpreted,” Jayaram said.