Mid-Day ask the govt: When will roads, noise and neglect be addressed?

MidDay has introduced a new initiative DEAR GOVERNMENTIn this your favourite newspaper will print your questions to BMC Police and State Government every Monday and will get answers on your behalf Be it roads water crime government policy whatever your query write to us atmailbagmiddaycomor tweet to us atmiddayand we will try and get responses to your problemsProblemsTraffic out of controlThere is a huge problem of unregulated traffic outside Churchgate station Maharishi Karve Road Taxis doubleparked outside the railway station on this major road is causing bottlenecks and traffic This is very dangerous for pedestrians older citizens and young who are forced to walk right in the middle of the road Traffic police must take cognizance of this and resolve this Anshul VoraRacing bikersREPRESENTATION PICEver since the coastal road has become operational there is significant influx of bikers racing up and down the road causing unnecessary sound and noise pollution Though there are CCTV cameras placed on the main road on both sides there is still no stopping these stunts at midnight or early morning when the roads are empty Is there a way to prevent these modified noise making super bikes from disturbing the peace of an entire neighbourhood at Marine Drive Churchgate and Nariman PointDr Siddharth ChouhanDusty playgroundPicFacebookBandra BuzzWe are fortunate to have Dr Norman Lewis Ground right in front of our residence and itrsquos truly heartening to see children using the space daily for play and recreation However the lack of regular watering by the BMC has become a concern The dry ground leads to significant dust pollution which constantly affects the surrounding residents and creates an unhealthy environment We kindly request the BMC to take necessary actionmdasheither by ensuring the ground is watered daily or by installing sprinklers to maintain the space properly This will help preserve the ground for children while also safeguarding the health and comfort of nearby residentsRebecca BraganzaThank you middayKuddos to midday for publishing the issue about the garbage near Sahakari Bhandar in Dadar The result is that the place has been cleaned Our only issue is that they have been unable to do anything about the drug addict who is still staying there with his sofa and big bag We pray he too is rehabilitatedShilpa NayakResponsesAfter readers sent in their questions and woes to midday last Monday some of the authorities concerned responded We havenrsquot given up on the rest We shall continue to hold authorities accountable for the state of the cityBikers creating too much noiseSeema BokkasamTraffic police respond DCP Traffic West Ajit Borhade said ldquoThe issue with the bikers is that from 11PM to 7AM traffic police on duty is fewer than in the morning leading to the bikers taking advantage of this But since this has been brought to our attention by the public I will surely inform the night duty officers of the area and also the local police station to impose fines on anyone caught driving or riding rashly and making loud noisesrdquoMenace at GoregaonReader Atharva SatheTraffic Police respond A policeman from the Goregaon Traffic police station said ldquoWhenever we are at the spot on Panchayat road station we see to it that no auto drivers refuse passengers However sometimes we are unable to help passengers As for traffic on that narrow road it is because multiple roads are accessible through here making it tightly packed We are trying to manage trafficrdquoDebris from metro workReader Seema BokkasamMMRDA responds Since the exact location of the debris is not specified MMRDA officials said work is currently on the Link Road for Yellow Line 2B ldquoThe location will be assessed and debris and construction material will be cleared on priorityrdquo an MMRDA official saidDefunct MTNL boardReader NK JainBMC responds A BMC official NK Jain said ldquoWe have noted the complaint since itrsquos on a footpath and the structure is in a dangerous state with rust and broken metal We will do the needful and communicate with the agencies involved on priorityrdquolsquoToo few autosrsquoReader Celine DsouzaTraffic police respond DCP Traffic Central Dipali Ghade responding to the question said ldquoWhile it is not exactly in our control to make auto drivers take rides the reason why they might not be stopping with a simple show of hand is because we have implemented a rule that autos cannot stop on random spots and need to wait till a proper stop sign to take passengersrdquo