Bangalore Musings - 100 feet road indiranagar

This in continuation of another day in Bangalore - Bengalooru on Sunday, when i decided to take a morning walk on the magnificent 100 feet road in Indiranagar.

When Indiranagar was carved out the 100 feet road was named because it was 100 feet wide and the measure was not yet the metric system, some legacies die-hard.

Indiranagar was named after the then Prime Minister of India Ms. Indira Gandhi, and the 100 feet road as the main avenue and smaller dimensioned roads were 80 and 90 feet as subsidiary feeder avenues.

We used to love the 100 feet road for the shade it provided when we cycled through Indiranagar, and later drove our mopeds and subsequently motorcycles when in college.

The trees still survive and the shade it provides is really cool and the protection it provides during the rains is invaluable.

 A new  development is that the 100 feet road is a commercial district now and has a number of fancy restaurants and also upmarket designer outlets.

The old grand houses were broken down and made into commercial complexes and along with the house went the trees both in the houses and on the road.  

Every commercial establish has chopped  them down for a better frontage, these sections of the road looks like M.S.Dhoni's pate after the world cup win bald and hostile .

The exception was the Provogue outlet which for some reason has not cut down the big tree which stands in the center of its frontage, maybe they truly practice conservation and also the building which houses the Coffee Day and Pizza corner.

Some of the  brand outlets  had loud banners about being eco-friendly, but somewhere they had forgotten that charity begins at home.

I fear as more commercial establishments spring on 100 feet road, more trees will be uprooted and sent into oblivion.

Maybe after five years the pavement will be paid parking since there will be no more tree to obstruct the frontage of the commercial establishments.

Wonder how the people in Bangalore feel about this massacre of their green house !  I felt that it was barbaric !