Agencies cutting roads for civic works must restore them soon, says BBMP

Government agencies getting permission from civic authorities to cut roads to install underground utilities must restore them within a timeframe, the BBMP has mandated on Monday.

In a significant divergence from the earlier practice of collecting fees from the agency concerned to restore the road, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is also expected to appoint a professional project coordinator with expertise in civil works to liaise with them.

Agencies cutting roads regularly like BWSSB, Bescom or KPTCL should pay 10% more in addition to the road-restoration fees as supervision charges.

BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said in the order that chief engineers have been asked to verify the quality of road restoration.