Tannery Road: Difference between revisions

'''Tannery Road''' is located North East in the [[Bangalore Cantonment]], [[India]]. It is a 4&nbsp;km long<ref name=Simhadri>{{cite news|last1=Simhadri|first1=Murali|title=Standing up for Tannery road|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Standing-up-for-Tannery-road/2013/07/15/article1683626.ece|access-date=1 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=15 July 2013}}</ref> narrow road (about 40&nbsp;ft. wide) with around 700 shops,<ref name=Jain>{{cite news|last1=Jain|first1=Niveditha|title=Stiff opposition by Tannery Road traders|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/379987/stiff-opposition-tannery-road-traders.html|access-date=1 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|publisher=Deccan Herald|date=11 January 2014}}</ref> named after the tanneries of the [[British India]] period located at the end of the Road.<ref name=Mondal>{{cite news|last1=Mondal|first1=Sudipto|title=Looking forward to breaking with their past|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/looking-forward-to-breaking-with-their-past/article3984281.ece|access-date=1 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|work=The Hindu|date=10 October 2012}}</ref> Tannery Road was officially renamed as Dr B S Ambedkar Road many years back, but it still is referred to by its old name.<ref name=Guv>{{cite news|title=Education is the key to dalit empowerment, says Guv|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Apr152009/city20090415130334.asp|access-date=1 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|publisher=Deccan Herald|date=15 April 2009}}</ref> Tannery Road touches [[Fraser Town, Bangalore|Fraser Town]], [[Richards Town, Bangalore|Richards Town]][https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Richards+Town,+Bengaluru,+Karnataka,+India/@13.0060625,77.6170145,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x3bae16fa896fd39f:0x1753a771b3218eb4], [https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Tannery+Rd,+Bengaluru,+Karnataka,+India/@13.0052011,77.6126548,20z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x3bae16f970ef7879:0x688a71f722d4784a Giddappa Block], [https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Periyar+Nagar,+Devara+Jeevanahalli,+Bengaluru,+Karnataka+560045,+India/@13.0109595,77.611448,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x3bae16fe5a8d0e4d:0xcbd568e547da35e6 Periyar Nagar] and [https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Pillanna+Garden,+Stage+3,+Kadugondanahalli,+Bengaluru,+Karnataka,+India/@13.0098164,77.6186864,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x3bae16fce119ee07:0x4b4f4fa9b04b25f5 Pillanna Garden].<ref name=Simhadri /> The Tannery Road area is highly populated with a high density. The suburb presents a picture which is a shocking contrast to the hi-tech image of Bangalore. As elections has not brought about any changes, the residents express disillusionment with politicians and politics. Pot-holes and broken pavements are a common feature of Tannery Road,<ref name=Hussain>{{cite news|last1=Hussain|first1=Shaik Zakeer|title=Bengaluru's Tannery Road and Goripalya: Symbols of Neglect|url=http://twocircles.net/2013may02/bengaluru%E2%80%99s_tannery_road_and_goripalya_symbols_neglect.html#.VKVBVCuUc9R|access-date=1 January 2015|publisher=Two Circles|date=2 May 2013}}</ref> in addition to heavy traffic, water problems, garbage, etc.<ref name=Simhadri /><ref name=Hussain /> There is scant respect for traffic rules, and vehicles of all types zoom past in all directions. Residents have to dodge puddles of dirty water and garbage, to move around.<ref name=Neha />

The slaughterhouse (called as Doddi by the locals in Tamil/Urdu)[https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Tannery+Rd,+Bengaluru,+Karnataka,+India/@13.0029973,77.6123343,18z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x3bae16f970ef7879:0x688a71f722d4784a] is located at the beginning of Tannery Road, at the intersection of Pottery Road. It was established during British India, and is one of the few slaughterhouses in India, when cows/ox are slaughtered. It has an installed capacity of slaughtering 50 big animals and 200 small animals. However at least 150 big and 500 small animals are slaughtered everyday. The wastage is illegally dumped into the storm water drain located next to the slaughter house, causing issues of pollution and bad stench in the neighbouring areas.<ref name=Yadav>{{cite news|last1=Yadav|first1=Umesh R|title=Tannery Road Pays for Slaughterhouse Delay|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Tannery-Road-Pays-for-Slaughterhouse-Delay/2014/10/16/article2480267.ece|access-date=1 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=16 October 2014}}</ref> The slaughterhouse has been subject to many litigations, and recently Justices Cyriac Joseph and Ashok B in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) ordered the slaughterhouse be moved to Iblur, city outskirts.<ref name=Gopal>{{cite news|last1=Gopal|first1=MS|title=What's in a name?|url=http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/print/420-city-road-names|access-date=1 January 2015|publisher=Citizen Matters|date=10 September 2008}}</ref> In June 2009, the Karnataka Pollution Control Board refused to renew the licence of the slaughterhouse as the effluent treatment plant was not in operation.<ref name=Sunitha>{{cite news|last1=Rao|first1=R Sunitha|title=Living with the stench of 900 carcasses|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Living-with-the-stench-of-900-carcasses/articleshow/38511339.cms|access-date=1 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|work=The Times of India|date=17 July 2014}}</ref> An investigation by Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media found children aged 11–15 years working at the slaughterhouse, with the butchers (mostly Muslim) saying that they were unable to afford providing education to their children, and hence had them helping out in the slaughterhouse.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Pillay|first1=Dipika Datta|title=Children toil at slaughter house|journal=The Weekly Observer|date=4 October 2011|volume=11|issue=6|page=3}}</ref>