Bengaluru: BBMP mulls civic service patrol squads to monitor amenities
The BBMP is considering forming a dedicated squad to monitor the city’s civic services, including garbage spots, footpaths, potholes, and streetlights.
The squad, the idea for which came up due to the absence of a parallel system to supervise engineers, will report the issues to the departments concerned.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar suggested the formation of these squads after learning that the engineers were not regularly visiting or supervising projects.
Similar to the police, the BBMP squad will patrol the city, particularly at night, to inspect civic amenities. The team, consisting of marshals and other workers, will have a dedicated vehicle for this purpose.
