Dont tell me they cant coordinate even this much!

hi vandana madam, thanks for the response,yes you have taken long time to respond this discussion,have a nice day

I agree, we need to change the system. The present system doesnt work! Especially if they cant co-ordinate after all that computerization. Sorry for delaying the reply. :) Have a nice day. :)

Pre-planning and looking ahead would certainly make sense. And save a significant amount of money in the long run. These are the types of issues that public officials should have to answer for. Unfortunately that's easier said than done. In many areas (mine included) many government and public departments don't know what other departments are doing. If water, sewer, electric, phone (etc.) departments could co-ordinate with each other better and could have gotten all the digging and burying done at once. We need more women on planning boards...lol.

Hi catdla, I come from an area that faces no thunderstorms, ice or snow storms, or hurricanes, and tornadoes. :) We do have rains, and the wires do look ugly hanging around! There are other ugly cables as well, those of Internet and television cables. :) I agree it is right thing to push them underground. While it is done on one side of the road, our folks generally do a shoddy job, which pulls out quite a bit of the side coal tar. (we've coal tar roads). We also have an electrical line leaving from the pillar near our complex to the road across. Which means, they cant really avoid cutting the road. Elsewhere in the city, government had volunteered to finance 50 percent of the road laying cost, if residents of the colonies came up with the rest. And we all paid that amount, road has been cemented - its just about 4 years since then! Now, they will cut that road as well. Why couldnt they think of this before coming up with that offer? Shouldnt the government plan sewerage, cable laying, water lines, and such infrastructure before releasing funds for covering the road tops? That is what I am asking. :)

Ah! What do I hear, Americans copying Indians? Normally, it is us Indians who ape the Americans. Kidding, but yes - it is such a waste of resources! There should be some study on this one, because I am damn sure we can save a lot - instead of grumbling about taxes! We too have the same problems Dawn!

But Saphrina that happens all the time! First it is the roads and works department that lays the road, then the sewerage board comes and digs it up, and it takes the roads and works department another year or so to cover the patch, once the patch is covered, water works department comes to check whether everything is alright with the lines, and whether there is any broken pipe somewhere - so it is dug up again. :) If none of these things happen, people put holes on that neat road to hold some function for which some canopy is required! he he. :) We are the greatest brains! From the backside. LOL.

Vannie, they call our city the HOLE CITY. In each freaking block you will get at least four digged holes and it takes them weeks to cover them again. We all are paying for them to play, not work. TATA.

You are great! I wish you'd answered before I gave the BR! :) Thanks for the portal, I will definitely try it. This is because if we can save monies like this, we can link our rivers. If we link our rivers, some areas that get flooded regularly will not be flooded, and we will have adequate electricity, and water. Even you could help me write that to government you know. :) Thanks anyway. A simple mail might start people thinking in that direction. :)

Hi Simi, that is so true! I think we waste a lot of resources when we do things in this fashion. I wish some research would be done on costs, and some newspaper would print it to highlight the irresponsibility of government departments. :)

Thank you Vandana for the BR.

Oh! I thought they were on talking terms! Are they in some classroom where the teacher is likely to punish them for TALKING to each other?

I'd love to see you sued by some government servants for this. How can you hold such an opinion about our nationals.

Hi professor, that is what is wrong with our country! If we could save all that money, we could link our rivers, and get monies for drinking and agriculture everywhere, enough electricity, and no floods! Instead we are lazy! Dont you think?

I agree. They should have thought of it before releasing monies for laying roads! That is all that I am asking. Now, they will be converting all these power lines into underground lines. Our telephone cables, Internet cables, and television cables will continue to overhang. Net effect, road gets spoilt. We've to wait for another four years before we get fresh sanction for the road to be topped with tar again.