3rd skywalk at Mysuru Road a waste of money, say locals

The BBMP’s obsession over building random skywalks seems to continue, with one more being planned near the Gali Anjaneya temple at Mysuru Road.

Locals say the effort is a waste of the tax payer’s money since this would be the third skywalk to come up at Mysuru Road within a one-kilometre distance. They instead want a pedestrian crossing and a signal. Pillars for the skywalk have been erected on a stormwater drain that overflows during the rainy season.

“Pedestrian movement is rare in this area,” Sharjil Ahmed, a trader in Bapujinagar, told DH. “We are not sure who is going to use this. While a residential area and some commercial units exist across the road, there is only a temple on this side.