Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw recently remarked that the Bengaluru civic body should learn and adopt strategies from the Electronics City Industrial Township Authority (ELCITA).
What did the Biocon founder say?
"ELCITA designs roads scientifically and BBMP engineers need to adopt this," she wrote on X, sharing a report by The Better India mentioning that Electronics City is pothole-free because the civic body has adopted strategies such as proactive maintenance, AI monitoring, and clean drainage systems.
L&T laid the first roads in the township in 2002. According to The Better India report, ELCITA has been maintaining the roads nicely ensuring good quality roads through careful planning and relaying worn-out stretches. ELCITA uses an AI tool, Road Metrics to scan roads or defects every fortnight. The generated data allows them to fix any problem quickly.
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Netizens agree
Residents of Electronics City and other X users have agreed with the Biocon head.
One user commented on X, "ELCITA roads are the best examples to lay and maintain roads. I wish the ELCITA companies extend this to nearby areas through their CSR funds.”
“When we have an adopted method which is successful, why is Bengaluru (especially east) struggling to implement it?” Remarked another user.
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Someone else wrote, “Please design pavements for kids and old, the rest will be covered. Also, have plans from not just the city but a nationwide effort to reduce personal vehicles on roads.”
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