Bengaluru roads most hazardous in Karnataka, says CAG report
In a scathing indictment of affairs at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has found that BBMP roads are the most hazardous in the state.
Roads in the state capital had almost 20 hazards per kilometre, followed by state highways, Major District Roads and National Highways which had 8.87, 8.43 and 7.39 hazards per km, respectively, according to the performance audit on the functioning of the Karnataka State Road Safety Authority tabled in the
Assembly.
The hazards identified by the CAG include design faults and issues pertaining to signboards, speed breakers etc. In BBMP limits, 1,737 hazards were noticed in 90 km of road, recording on an average 19.36 hazards per km during a joint physical inspection (JPI).
