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Pubs/Restaurants on Church Street petition against sewage/potholes

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The perilous state of Church Street seems to be finally outweighing its USP: the sheer variety of the menu that its scores of eateries offer. Road users are cribbing that drives and rides on the road pockmarked with potholes have turned back-breaking, while traversing it on foot has become a virtual tight-rope act, while pubs and restaurants are complaining of dent in business.

Vanessa S, who visits Church Street’s famed pubs and bars regularly on weekends, said, “Every time it pours, there is a sewage pools all over the road beginning from the Brigade Road side. Walking on the broken, slippery pavements is a nightmare given that four-wheelers and two-wheelers end up splashing the dirty water on us.”Church Street gets unbearable after the first rains. Not just the sewage but also potholes make it impossible for commute to be possible, especially for pedestrians” said Saneet Chakradeo, a management consultant.

Pubs and restaurants on the road said nobody wants to step into dirty sewage water before beginning partying. Aishwarya Krishnan of blue frog on Church Street said, “We have complained to the authorities, both BBMP and BWSSB, several times but we haven’t got any response from them. Being a music venue, we have artists coming in from all over the world. It is a disgrace when they enter with the horrible stink.”
“Two days ago, a car tyre got stuck in the pothole and it took about 15 minutes to get it out. When it rains, it is worse and we are losing customers. We clearly remember a plan was put forth to build a new road but it never materialized,” she added.

The pub is now planning a petition to the government from all restaurants/pubs on Church Street and a thousand more citizens who frequent the road.
Source: TOI

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