Karnataka government plans to make all Bengaluru roads free of potholes in 30 days
Bengaluru The Karnataka government said on Thursday that all roads in Bengaluru will be pothole-free in 30 days, setting another deadline, after many missed ones, to provide one of the most basic amenities to the city’s over 12 million residents.
R Ashok, Karnataka’s minister for revenue and interim incharge of Bengaluru city, said an additional ₹1,000 crore has been released for the purpose of fixing roads in the newly added localities of Bengaluru, where damaged roads have added to the nightmarish experience of residents, especially during monsoons.
“Every day we were supposed to get 16 loads of bitumen from separate plants we have set up. But for 12 days, we did not get the load due to constant rains. The stone got wet and hot-mix was not working,” Ashok said.
