On record
Built as a tourism showpiece with a dynamic LED lighting system, the bridge's lights stopped working within about 18 months, its pavement deteriorated, and an unpaid electricity bill of over ₹3 crore piled up; locals say it has become a late-night drinking spot rather than a tourist draw.
The official record states: "No agency has formally accepted maintenance responsibility: "Neither the Municipal Corporation nor SUDA has assumed ownership of upkeep and security.""
“A ₹224-crore lighting showpiece with an unpaid electricity bill. The dark is at least free.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
- https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/karimnagar-cable-bridge-remains-ornamental-984835
- https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/karimnagars-iconic-cable-stayed-bridge-faces-major-damage-after-just-one-year-1813491
Visitor reviews Satire
“Came for the dynamic LED lighting on the Manair. The lights died eighteen months in and the electricity bill is past three crore.”
“Two hundred and twenty-four crore of riverfront showpiece, now best known as an unlit late-night drinking spot.”
“Neither the corporation nor SUDA will admit to owning the upkeep, so the pavement is quietly settling the argument.”