Facing criticism for potholed roads, the BBMP plans to use technology to assess the strength of the road surface in major commercial areas of the city and predict maintenance requirements.
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has proposed a sensor-based surface identification technology for roads that will analyse the strength of the surface of the roads and predict whether they are prone to potholes.
The BBMP recently an action plan to the government under the escrow account opened for road maintenance under which it has deposited Rs 1 crore for the initiative to take up a pilot project for 500 km of roads in the central business district.
