Parks near high tension wires worries Mysuru residents

MYSURU: Walking and jogging tracks and

parks

constructed under high-tension lines are not safe for users. At Vivekananda Nagar and Sharadadevi Nagar,

Mysuru City Corporation

has turned vacant spaces below high-tension lines into parks.

In vacant stretches below high-tension lines, the civic body has constructed walking paths, planted saplings and laid lawns. Every day, gardeners water the planst and lawns. A number of women and men stroll in the park and joggers use the place in the morning and evening.

These parks, inaugurated by the civic body six months ago, were built by MCC under the Union government’s Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)) scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015. The MCC has spent Rs 1 crore on each park.

Sharadadevi Nagar resident Shivajirao, 67, told TOI the area in and around his residence has many vacant spaces which could be converted into parks rather than use space below high-ension lines. There’s a possibility of accidents, he added.

Mayor

Pushpalatha Jagannath

told TOI the construction is still in progress and MCC is taking all safety measures. The project approves construction of walking paths and not play areas for children and therefore MCC is not allowing children’s play equipment likes ladders and swings. The public should make sure children are kept away from the areas, she added.