Pothole panel gets down to work

A two-member commission appointed by the high court to inspect potholes filled by the BBMP got down to work on Monday evening by evaluating the quality of roads at Kogilu Cross in Yelahanka, North Bengaluru.

The commission comprises M G Uma, Member Secretary, Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, and Dinesh Agrawal, Superintending Engineer, CWE (Army), Bengaluru. The court has ordered it to inspect roads in Yelahanka, Malleswaram and Mahalakshmi Layout. BBMP Chief Engineer (West) Krishnaswamy and Assistant Executive Engineer, Yelahanka, Chandrashekhar, accompanied the commission.

The members asked questions about the quality of the roads and the materials used to fill the potholes.

When DH contacted Uma, she refused to talk about the report, saying it would be submitted to the court.