Year after year ,in India,the monsoon season wreaks havoc on cities,with an increasing trend of urban flooding.

Urban flooding has been attributed mainly to the inadequacies in the old drainage system which are designed decades back,poorly maintained drainage system, because of the utter failure to continuously unlocking of the clogged drainage system on a regular basis in particular before the onset of the monsoon, unfortunately monsoon bring misery and disruption to our lives,roads are flooded leading to traffic disruption for hour, several house collapses,fear of electrocution,chances of infections, human suffering, loss of livelihood and in extremely cases loss of ife,many a times, parts of city are submerged with heavy monsoon rains.

Bngaluru has been expanded horizontally leaps and bound but pace of drainage has not kept with development

Mumbai's storm water drainage system (SWDS) is more than a century old system designed in year 1860 when the British ruled India,

Climate change also has contributed to the rain pattern .

Heavy rains have been disrupting normal life in almost all metro cities in India, with Mumbai bearing the maximum brunt due to decades old drainage system, in recent due to climate changes,even small cities desert state of Rajasthan,like jaisalmer,Barmer,jodhpur have seen heavy downpour leading to total disruption of public life due to change of the rain patter,.

In reality the fury of nature has been further compounded by human avarice,in most of the rural and semi urban parts of India,ponds and other water bodies are disappearing, which are used to store considerable amounts of water and replenishing the underground aquifers,further human settlements have come on these water bodies without a proper drainage system.

We need is a modern engineering solution to urban flooding, government should appoint a reputed global Engineering consultant to audit present draining system and design a modern drainage system which can withstand at least for next 50-100 years without much overhaul, further keeping into the burgeoning population of cities,hence future urban drainage should have long--term prospective to keep pace with continuous growth.

It may incur huge expenditure to upgrade to overhaul present drainage system,but in the long run,investment will be worth,in place of recurring expenditure on temporary measures which go to the waste ,even other cities like Bangalore Chennai need similar measures to save the flurry of urban flooding, New drainage such should have human -centred planning looking into social realities because in cities there are rich and poor settlements.

Sooner they are able to take these measures will be better.

Eminent global real estate developer P.N.C.Menon, has offered some valuable suggestions for tackling traffic suggestions in Bangaluru( Cost of Bangaluru 's traffic jams: DC,10th Oct),

His idea of choosing the wok place near home is welcome.

A few more suggestions that can be considered that include spilit in the timings of working f mega IT parks into three slots.so as to bring about a tremendous reduction in traffic congestion in the morning and in the evening hours.Work on Metro construction should be more expediently by undertaking the construction day and night.

Sir, Kudos to Chief Minister especially Industries minister R V Deshpande And their team for organising "Invest Karnataka 2016" which is being attended by top industrial from across the country and abroad.(Ambani"s .Adani"s,all queuing up -Dc feb 4)

with top industrialists promising huge investments in various sectors , governmnet should seize the opportunity and prepare a road map for developing sustainable infrastructure not only in Bangalure but also in other cities as well.

Sir, Allotment of large funds in Karnataka’s budget for improving Bengaluru’s infrastructure will bring some much needed changes. Budgetary allotment of large funds for development of projects like flyovers, grade separators, elevated roads, pedestrian crossings, storm water drains, lake development, etc is welcome.

Government should give top attention and implement these projects in a time-bound manner.

Sir,It is matter of great pride that Mysuru, the cultural capital of Karnataka, has topped the list of India’s top 10 cleanest cities in a nationwide survey under the Swachh Bharat Mission.

The survey, conducted on two parameters – acess to sanitation facilities, community and public toilets and solid waste management and garbage disposal besides citizens participation–will give a much needed fillip to the Swachh Mission.

Sir, The Karnataka government should improve infrastructure facilities especially in Bangalore with a missionary zeal by providing amenities like uninterrupted power supply, good network of motorable roads, easing traffic congestion by starting new buses for office goers and schoolchildren. The government should also develop subways, flyovers, and the proposed international airport, which is a must for a growing metro city.

We should not get disheartened by losing one business school to Andhra Pradesh or because corporate newcomers are shifting base. We already have a world class business school and scientific research institutions like the Indian Institute of Management and Indian Institute of Science which are well recognized in the west. We also have a well established industrial base and a large quantity of raw material for cement and steel industries and top tourist spots.

Moreover, Bangalore has the advantage of a good climate, good people and a good supply of English speaking trained manpower and good bureaucracy. Bangalore, is also considered best place outside the US for the info tech industry. If infrastructure improves, investments will come automatically and will give a new life and vision to the development of the state’s economy.

This refers to the editorial, “Fighting air pollution” (December 7). The Delhi Government’s decision to restrict plying of vehicles with odd and even numbers on alternative days has come a day after the Delhi High Court likened the national capital to a gas chamber and sought immediate action from the Union and State Governments. The Central Pollution Control Board too has confirmed that the air quality of Delhi is very poor.

A similar restriction was imposed in Beijing in 2013, and studies have confirmed that this formula has been a huge success over there. Though the Delhi Government’s decision is welcome, in present circumstances it will be difficult to implement the same.

Hence, this decision should be put on hold and the problem should be addressed. There is a need to expand the existing public transport system with better facilities.

Despite spending crores of rupees on maintenance, the condition of roads in city is highly deplorable.Accidents are waiting to happen on the roads if the authorities fails to act quickly, The recent rainfall has only turned them worse, Competent contractors who can work according to Indian road congress (IRC) spcifications and use high quality ,material which can withstand rain fury should be engaged to repairs the road.

The state governmnet should immediately come up with contingency plan to get all roads repaired and make them traffic worthy.

This refers to the editorial, “Fighting air pollution” (December 7). The Delhi Government’s decision to restrict plying of vehicles with odd and even numbers on alternative days has come a day after the Delhi High Court likened the national capital to a gas chamber and sought immediate action from the Union and State Governments. The Central Pollution Control Board too has confirmed that the air quality of Delhi is very poor.

A similar restriction was imposed in Beijing in 2013, and studies have confirmed that this formula has been a huge success over there. Though the Delhi Government’s decision is welcome, in present circumstances it will be difficult to implement the same.

Hence, this decision should be put on hold and the problem should be addressed. There is a need to expand the existing public transport system with better facilities.

Increased number of accidents on the unmanned railway crossings in Jammu and Kashmir is a matter of serious concern as they have resulted in loss of precious lives and injuries to many people due to train accidents.

Except for the people who lost their lives after jumping before the running trains, other people have become victims of train accidents due to unmanned railway crossings for no fault of theirs.

The number of accidents has been surprisingly high in populated areas on both sides of railway line because people continue to ply their vehicles or cross the railway lines on foot without caring for the running trains. Many a vehicles have been hit by the trains in the past. Unmanned crossings have continued to pose a serious threat to the people living in their close vicinity. The railway authorities have failed to honour their promises of manni&K despite the fact that the network of the railway lines is not that big compared to other parts of the country.

Despite fencing all the crossings to prevent accidents on the railway lines. Still a large number of crossings have remained unmanned in various parts of J and K,also fact that most of the railway lines are regularly patrolled by the authorities due to bad security situation in the state, still people and animals continue to stray on the tracks and become victims of accidents.

The safety measures initiated by the railway authorities are good but need to spread across the length and breadth of the state to prevent accidents in both regions of Kashmir and Jammu. Keeping in view the increasing network of railway lines in J&K, the authorities need to take safety of people on priority basis and ensure that there are no unmanned crossings. Such measures will go a long way in preventing accidents and save precious lives of the people.

Sir,We see daily reports of death/injuries of pedestrians. Pedestrians, who have no choice run across the road and some become victims of fast moving vehicles. Lack of proper pedestrian facilities are being felt by the common man in Bangalore.

Sir,The Death of Pedestrians in Indira Nagar ,was extremely tragic.Death due to road accidents are not given attention they deserve , Large amount of JNNURM funds are being spent on road widening and flyovers but problems faced by pedestrians are not being addressed. Foothpath and underpasses and pedestrian crossings are being developed in the city without giving any thought ,Is BBMP listening?

I congratulate Team DNA for taking up a very important and sensitive issue concerning common man like safe foot-paths in the article "Bad foot-paths force jaywalkers".I am sure that civic authorities will take note of it and take remedial actions. I request you to keep taking up such issues concerning common man. I also want to draw your attention towards the huge funds being spent on road widening construction of underpasses and flyovers under JNNURM.

Though these funds are used for road safety and smooth traffic flow, pedestrians and the needs are neglected.

Dear sir,In the light of the shocking I deaths of four people in Indiranagar three of them pedestrians, I feel that the authorities need to be sensitized towards the plight of pedestrians in our city. There is a serious lack of safe pedestrian crossings and footpaths in Bangalore.

A large amount of money is spent today on building underpasses, flyovers and for widening roads,but almost nothing is being done to make pedestrians safer. We continue to see reports of accidents involving pedestrians; almost 60 per cent of road deaths are of people on foot.

The authorities should pay attention to this problem immediately and prevent these unnecessary losses of human life.

Sir,Bangalore is unsafe for Pedestrains ,There are no zebra crossings at important areas ,Funds are wasted on road wiening with no attention on upgradings subways ,side walks,and other pedestroians facilties. A case of point is Red cross road.The road is being widended but there is no space for pedestrians to walk safely The governmnet should build more sideways ,foot bridges and subways and repair existing ones.

Sir, this refers to ‘man crushed to death between buses’(DH, April 25). Recently there has been a spurt in road accidents, especially by BMTC/KSRTC BUSES. The authorities concerned should show zero tolerance towards such behavior of drivers. Drivers tend to become careless and inconsiderate towards pedestrians and small vehicles plying on roads since their vehicles are stronger than others and also due to legal support from government agencies.