Pothole-filling takes a hit as monsoon arrives in Bengaluru

Unexpected showers in recent days has halted the BBMP in its tracks in filling potholes before the onset of the monsoon.

A recent Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) survey has revealed that officials need at least 15 days to fill 10,282 potholes in the city.

“We are not sure if we can fill all of the potholes before the monsoon, given the (inclement) weather condition,” BBMP’s Special Commissioner (Projects) Ravindra P N said.

The Palike gets down to filling potholes every year before the monsoon’s arrival. “We use at least 50 loads of hot mix in a month during summer. But this April, we hardly used 25 loads due to bad weather. In May, we have so far dispatched 15 to 20 loads of hot mix,” a senior BBMP engineer said.