Courtesy: Metro Vaartha
One more reason why you should have a comprehensive insurance cover while taking-on the Kerala roads during monsoon. You never know where you'll end up, like this hapless biker found out.
Yes its funny, untill its you or me with our family down there...Hope the guy is ok, though.
These roads must be specially designed for amphibians, as found out by the warm-blooded dude who came to the rescue of the lad in the pool and ended up in 'hot water' himself. Able to swim must be a mandatory requisite for all the emergency-crew in Kerala, you concur? ;)
It's indeed a sad state of affairs.
ReplyDeleteBut this is not just the story in Kerala. Here, most of the roads outside the main city are either not tarred or shabbily constructed. Come monsoons, and you have mini ponds everywhere.
Sigh*
horrible.........
ReplyDeleteyup, many areas are like this.... thampanoor, tvm used to turn into a lake...... during monsoons....
yeah.. its soo true.
ReplyDeletei think the matter is worse in Tvm.. especially thampanoor during rainy reason..
but i just cant undertand y they r not doing anything even after years of the same condition. isnt there a single person with atleast a peck of intelligence to figure out a proper rainwater dispose system?
Able to swim must be a mandatory requisite for all drivers on Kerala roads! :|
ReplyDeleteShocking!! Thank god he is alright!
Lol, it is easy to pass off the blame on Thampanoor. Actually, Trivandrum's geography and well constructed roads ensure that is well drained despite receiving over 250 cm of rainfall a year. Flooding over a few acres of area in a city stretching over 250 Sq.km is not significant at all. I have been in the likes of Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad when the rains hit and trust me, Thampanoor is a mere drop compared to the situations in these metro cities.
ReplyDeleteAnd even those who have a grouse against Thampanoor have to accept that the situation has become much better since the flood control measures have been implemented. With the reconstruction of the bus terminal and the Rs 20 Crore flood control program under the JNNURM project, even the current woes can be solved.
Btw, that bike has a KL-39 registration plate, one may draw an obvious conclusion from that.
We need to accept that we are a developing nation which receives equatorial rainfall and then criticise the relatively minor flooding in our cities.
Cheers!
Let me share some USA pothole stories with you just for my pleasure...here people fall into open manholes which has warnings that work is going on. Wondering how? People are so busy texting on their mobiles that they walk right into any open things on the road...Now everyone is talking abt banning texting...sigh...the joys of being in USA.
ReplyDeleteIs it true that this 'crater on the road' was the result of japan kudivellam padhathi?
ReplyDeleteHaha... Got this as a forward. This is the result of the Japan project. Kudivellam ippol kulivellam aakukayanu! :D
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ReplyDelete@ Layman, yes, its all India, isn't it! :)))
ReplyDelete@ OG, a lake? I'd call it a sludge-well.
@ Amal, I think now things are better than before. At least the water drains off quickly now.
@ Silverine, shocking indeed!
@Ajay, buddy, this isn't a conspiracy against Thampanoor friend. And Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai being worse doesnt give us any relief would it? Certainly not for me if I find myself in hip-high waters in Thampanoor ;)
@ Sakshi, haaa..these Americans :oh no:
@ Praveen, donno bhai. But I dont think so because we can still see that bike above waterline. Japan would take a whole truck in! :O
@ Sreejith, all fingers towards Japan!! poor fellas.
@ Ranjini, you could've commented without getting too personal. No name callings please.
funny? i thought it was sccaary!
ReplyDeleteand we do nothing about it.
each time this happens, the victim must sue the concerned depts for a huge amount - what price is too much for the trauma of the victim of this photographed accident?
btw, which part of kerala is this?
@ kpj, not sure which part of Kerala this is, but the bike is a KL 39 which falls under Tripunithura RTO.
ReplyDeleteBut its a minor detail. roads all over the state are like this and even worse in some other parts.
I will repost my comment.
ReplyDeleteThe moment you mention Trivandrum, you will have some people rushing in to defend the city saying that other cities are worse. I liked your reply! :-)
Aneesh, this is not a big deal to single out Kerala. Anyway that stretch some work was going on and hence accidents like this may happen.
ReplyDeleteThis monsson there were two casualties in Bangalore. One kid, who was walking with his mom, got washed away in ranwater and then to a drain. His body is not found out yet, after some 2 months. Even army was called.
Another biker washed away and died.
And last year, a car got washed away in a drain, all family members in the car were dead.
@ Renjini, thats a bit better. :)
ReplyDelete@ Sudheesh, thanks for the comment. surprised and honoured to see you respond here. :)
I'm evaluating the situation in Kerala bcoz its the place I know best and love most. So here in this blog Im just voicing the concerns I have about a citizen, but as you've told, in this scenario this is a pan-India problem. I'm sure you've been to cities outside India where they get torrential rainfall. How is Singapore dealing with it? Does Bangkok flood everyday?
Our thampanoor has definitely improved over the years but we cant close our eyes to the PWD tactics of awrding all road works during monsoon. I heard they find it difficult to change this system because it involves the co-operation of many major depts such as Water authority, telecom, Corporation etc etc etc. Who is to blame for the craters left after Jappan kudivellam??
The museum road has been tarred immediately after the Japan team left bacause the media was keeping a close eye. So pressure is important to get things done in our country, and as a citizen I take this platform to raise my voice.
Thanks for the comment. Expecting you here more often :)
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Rains are natural says Kerala CM! :-)
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ReplyDeleteOpen drains, potholes. Its not safe to walk on the road, not even in a city like Bangalore.