On record
Commercial Street was redone under the Smart Cities Mission's TenderSURE guidelines and inaugurated with fanfare in July 2021, but within hours rainwater could not drain and flooded neighbouring shops; within a week the street "wore its usual haggard look." Years later, pavements were still being dug up and the footpaths and carriageway redone.
The official record states: "Design firm Jana Urban Space said it only prepared working drawings and "weren't involved in implementation," speculating the failure occurred because slopes toward stormwater drains were not properly maintained during execution."
“Inaugurated in the morning, draining into the shops by evening.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
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Visitor reviews Satire
“Came to see the new Commercial Street the week it opened. It already looked exactly like the old Commercial Street.”
“Shopkeepers here can tell you precisely how many hours the smart upgrade lasted before the water came in.”
“Footpaths dug up again, years on. The designers say they only drew it, which leaves the slope to whoever was holding the shovel.”
