Amidst deteriorating road conditions, the BBMP is scrambling to prepare a cold mix to fill potholes even during the monsoon.
Officials say cold mix for asphalting is cheap and can be applied on the roads in the middle of the rainy season. The civic body plans to spend Rs 6 crore to establish the plant that can dispatch 250 bags of cold mix on a daily basis.
Last month, the civic body rushed the tender to provide reagent (catalyst) for ready asphalt cold mix beside the batch mix plant in Kengeri for a period of three years. Bidders participating in the pre-bid meeting posed at least 35 questions, an indication that the tender conditions were poorly drafted.
