the roads were flooded, an elderly gentleman had to rush back early
home from his office as his wife had taken ill.
As bad luck would have it, near Fraser Town, he steered his motorcycle
to an area on the road where there was water. Little did he realise
that there was a huge drain left open by careless civic officials.
Before he could realise, he plunged into the big drain in which water
was gushing. Some people who saw it, tried looking for him. But the
force of water was such, he and his motorcycle had been swept away.
The next day, the motorcycle showed up a few metres away. A search led
to the unfortunate man's body as well.
When I read this news in the paper, I was so moved. Still no one in
Bangalore has heard a word of apology or regret from any civic
official. No effort to find out how that drain was left open, or who
could be responsible for that.
If Mr Yeddyurappa and his BJP wants to make Bangalore a
well-administered model city, and if they want to score well in the
upcoming civic polls, then he must make sure that there is
accountability in city's administration. Remember, monsoon is
approaching and a number of roads in Bangalore are going to get
flooded.
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