Pothole-free roads: BBMP engineers suspended for not meeting deadline

Miffed by their inability to meet pothole-filling targets, the BBMP chief commissioner on Saturday suspended in-charge executive engineers of the Palike’s Gandhinagar and Yelahanka divisions.

While ordering their suspensions, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said the two divisions fell way behind in meeting monthly pothole-filling targets.

During a review meeting, it was found that N S Revanna, who was deputed from the port and inland water transport department to the BBMP’s Gandhinagar division, was able to meet only 9 per cent of the target.

Of the 782 potholes, the engineer responsible had filled only 67 potholes as on December 28.