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Who cares?: A vehicle has been parked on a footpath along the Charing Cross – Collectorate Road in Udhagamandalam, in violation of road rules. — Udhagamandalam: There is cause for concern on the civic amenities front in this hill station. Expressing this view people representing a cross section of the society told The Hindu here on Saturday that on the one hand the improvement of civic amenities was not commensurate with the growing needs of the town, its residents and floating population and on the other many of the existing ones are not serving their purpose. NeglectCiting examples, they said that the plight of pedestrians was pitiable owing to the neglect and misuse of footpaths. Lamenting that foot paths were disappearing due to encroachments, they said that since many of them are being used for parking vehicles the pedestrians are forced to walk on the road and take the risk of being run over. Along roads like the Charing Cross-Collectorate road violation of rules by motorists is common. Warning signs are being ignored. Regrettably both the civic officials and the police are looking the other way. ViolationsSince it made the rules conscious tourists and residents frown, either such violations should be prevented or the warning signs removed. Some of the senior citizens recalled that until a couple of decades ago the well paved foot paths were the pride of the town. Pointing out that many of the street lights have become mere ornamental pieces, they said that it has brightened the chances of the pedestrians either getting waylaid or falling into pot holes. The stray dog nuisance adds to their woes. Regretting that drains have been converted into garbage disposal facilities, they said that the stench near the main entrance of the municipal market was nauseating. The constant presence of cattle at the spot making matters worse. From enjoying a reputation of being a model market until the 1980s, it was now an eye sore and source of diseases. Though in hill stations walkways played an important role in linking one part of the town with another, in Udhagamandalam they were in a deplorable state. Though sometime ago unidentified persons had put up posters which described this popular vacation destination as, ‘Queen of Smell Stations’, precious little has been done to counter the charge. Even in places like Charing Cross on the threshold of the town, people have for long been putting up with unbearable stench from overflowing drains and badly maintained garbage bins. Stating that it was high time the authorities and the people sat up and took note of the civic problems, Geetha Srinivasan, the Convenor, Indian National Trust for Art Culture and Heritage (INTACH), said that a massive campaign to spruce up the town and its surroundings was the need of the hour.
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