Reportedly Potholes on Bengaluru’s roads are a perpetual reality, and the city’s traffic police have now taken it upon themselves to fill 360 killer potholes in order to avoid any accidents. Meanwhile on the night of April 23, a 28 year old man riding a bike along Varthur Road tried to avoid a pothole, bumped into a car and later died the next day due to his injuries.
Furthermore with the city’s civic body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) running short of funds to fill up potholes, the traffic police have now started a pothole filling drive. Presently there is no time to identify how many potholes are there. Instead of doing that, the joint commissioners are just identifying the damaged roads based on the serial numbers and they will carry out work accordingly.
Moreover in most of the areas, especially in Dasarahalli, RR Nagar, South and East zones, the roads have been damaged due to the work being conducted by the BWSSB (Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board), which is laying sewage lines. Apparently in some areas, the GAIL (Gas Authority of India Limited) pipeline work is being carried out. So the roads will be fixed accordingly,” a senior BBMP official said.
