Good Living Conditions for All

The below mentioned Condition of Ahmednagar roads is no more a joke.
1) Between any two potholes there is always a road.
2) If matters get worse, one pothole is always smaller than the other.
3) Never follow a car when you drive, follow just one tire of the car.
4) The depth of a pothole is inversely proportional to its visibility
5) The probability of a passing by lorry splashing mud on you is directly proportional to the importance of the occasion you are dressed up for.
6) No matter what you wear you will get wet
7) No matter what you do, you cannot avoid a pothole; avoiding one will lead you into the other.
As per one study there are 200,000 cars and 1 million two-wheelers in 146 square k.m of area.
Every one of us has experienced effects (side) of current road condition in Ahmednagar. There needs to be immediate serious thought on road repairs. But unfortunately with the visibility we have there seems to be lack of seriousness from concerned authorities. With this petition we urge to Ahmednagar Muncipal Corporations Mayor,Commissioner & authorities to give due importance to this issue.

Ahmednagar is called by many names. Retirement Paradise, Connectivity of North To south, Queen of Deccan, Educational Cluster, Sugar Baron capital of Maharashtra, names which will make anyone proud of Ahmednagar.
Ahmednagar has Industries like L & T, Crompton Greves, Kirloskar Oil Engines, Newage Group. It is home to Kinetic, Videocon. It is one of the biggest Army Base in India & boosts of Vehicle Research Development Establishments. It has a history of about 600 years.
But Ahmednagar is ignored by Government, and local authorities. It does not get required attention from the Authorities. The City is expanding at very fast rate. Will it be able to sustain the growth? We have to really plan and augment our services, which are bursting at its seams.
Roads are not broad enough. Surfaces are not hard and smooth. Pot holes are common site. It becomes worse in monsoons, when water collects in these Pot holes, which get bigger and bigger with flow of water. Repairs take time and money, it looks like continuous job, a drain on the funds.
Wise Chanakya, wrote centuries back, that road surface has to be like back of Tortoise. Hard Surface, spacious Camber, and absolutely dry. What is lagging on roads is Camber, and therefore water does not drain out. Camber will allow water to flow towards edges of road from where it is drained out through storm-water drains. Stagnant or standing water on roads makes roads weak and vulnerable.
It is really shame, when water, even on normal shower, gets accumulated outside Sarjepura, Nalegaon, Professor Colony Chowk. Storm-Water drains are either not provided, or they get clogged, and therefore useless. We could provide open gutters/ channels on side of roads, which could be easily cleaned. Storm water drains, if provided, should be of bigger diameter, which could easily be cleaned. Grill on top of Manholes should also be fixed with net of suitable size so as to prevent bigger particles getting in the net- work and clogging the drain.
Improper Gutters & wrong slopes also restrict free flow of water. Some small openings could easily be provided, at regular intervals, which will allow movement of water from one side to another. Gaps will also work as expansion joints for the divider wall. High road dividers, effectively reduce driving road width. Smaller road dividers (6 to 9 height), and railings are therefore better.
Little thought, and little expenses, in providing Hard Surface, Camber, and Storm water drains (or road side Channels), could greatly reduce maintenance cost on roads.
Foot Paths Either Foot Paths are not there, or Foot Paths are narrow, and encroached upon. In either case it does not serve the purpose. Foot-paths outside Bus Stand is occupied by the vendors selling vegetables and fruit. Foot-Path outside Krida Sankul is encroached by builder himself on one side, and the other side is occupied by Pot Holes & MSEB Poles. Both these places are just near to office of commissioner, who also happens to be head of corporation. If authorities cannot control misuse of Footpaths, then why provide these at all? At least the funds could be saved and diverted to some other useful development.
Mera Ahmednagar Sunder Swach Ahmednagar
One fails to understand correct meaning of Sunder Ahmednagar. Is it to mean that Ahmednagar, as a city, should look more beautiful, and presentable? But how?
If City is to look beautiful, then all roads, footpaths, road dividers, hoardings, railings, bus stops have to be in Straight line, and Plumb, and aesthetic looking. Design, product, and colour have to be pleasing. Garbage dumps, Public Toilets have to be properly, and simply decorated. Compound walls, and so also Compound Gates of all Public Buildings are to be looked after. Railway Stations, Bus Stands are to be redesigned to look more pleasant and inviting. Pleasant looking things are well thought of, and may not always be expensive.
Ahmednagar Corporation does not have any qualified person, and Architect with it. Ahmednagar corporation does not have separate department to look after this aspect. Ahmednagar corporation official has to be thinking, if it is looking for Swach Sunder city.
Attitude, and Positive attitude
In Short analysis, Ahmednagar has many Strengths due to connectivity of north India to South India & centre of Maharashtra, Weather, connectivity, diversity of people of Ahmednagar, and so on. Weaknesses are only a few, as described herein above. Opportunities are abundant. Threats are inadequate, and poor Infrastructure of City.
Weaknesses and Threats could be checked and balanced by positive attitude of the Authorities, and City Fathers.