<div>The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) started a fresh survey of potholes on Sunday, days after a woman techie fell off a bike and died when her husband bumped into a pothole. <br /><br />The results are telling. In a single day, officials stumbled upon 1,500 potholes on arterial and sub-arterial roads. This is in addition to the 3,500 potholes identified in the last four months, a top BBMP official said. The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has also identified 40 potholes since September 18 on the 47 km Outer Ring Road, which is under its jurisdiction. <div><br /></div><div>BBMP Commissioner G Kumar Naik claimed that every month, for the last four months, the Palike has been spending Rs 1.98 crore on filling potholes. “When we had started filling potholes, over a year ago, we found 29,000. The work is still on as there is no permanent solution. A weak spot is a weak spot,” he said. </div><div><br /></div><div>A BBMP official said, following complaints, the Palike had filled 5,000 potholes in the last four to five months. </div><div><br /></div><div>Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy told Deccan Herald that of the 20,000 km of road under BBMP limits, around 2,000 km are arterial and sub-arterial roads. “Number of potholes is not important. Our priority is to fix them in time,” said Reddy.</div><div><br /></div><div>The potholes that were fixed before the BBMP polls resurfaced. And the blame game is on between the BBMP, BDA and Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board. The Palike said a survey of road length and number of potholes has not been undertaken in BDA layouts like Sir M Visvesvaraiah Layout, Anjanapura and Banashankari. </div><div><br /></div><div>Subhash Shetty, a resident of Dasarahalli, said sub-standard work had left people agitated. “The stretch from NTTF till Peenya 2nd Stage was asphalted a couple of months ago. But the asphalt gave way during the recent rains,” said Shetty.<br /><div><br /></div><div>The story is no different on Mysore Road, J P Nagar Main Road, the newly-reopened Cubbon Road, Kasturba Road, Bannerghatta Road, Sampige Road, roads in Sanjaynagar, Koramanagala, Madiwala, Okalipuram, Seshadripuram, BTM Layout, Banashankari, Malleswaram and Rajajinagar. <br /><br /></div><div>“The BBMP had tarred prime spots like Kamakshipalya, Sunkdakatte, Housing Board, T Dasarahalli and other places. But one downpour ruined everything,” said Manjula, a resident of Kamakshipalya. </div></div></div>
<div>The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) started a fresh survey of potholes on Sunday, days after a woman techie fell off a bike and died when her husband bumped into a pothole. <br /><br />The results are telling. In a single day, officials stumbled upon 1,500 potholes on arterial and sub-arterial roads. This is in addition to the 3,500 potholes identified in the last four months, a top BBMP official said. The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has also identified 40 potholes since September 18 on the 47 km Outer Ring Road, which is under its jurisdiction. <div><br /></div><div>BBMP Commissioner G Kumar Naik claimed that every month, for the last four months, the Palike has been spending Rs 1.98 crore on filling potholes. “When we had started filling potholes, over a year ago, we found 29,000. The work is still on as there is no permanent solution. A weak spot is a weak spot,” he said. </div><div><br /></div><div>A BBMP official said, following complaints, the Palike had filled 5,000 potholes in the last four to five months. </div><div><br /></div><div>Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy told Deccan Herald that of the 20,000 km of road under BBMP limits, around 2,000 km are arterial and sub-arterial roads. “Number of potholes is not important. Our priority is to fix them in time,” said Reddy.</div><div><br /></div><div>The potholes that were fixed before the BBMP polls resurfaced. And the blame game is on between the BBMP, BDA and Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board. The Palike said a survey of road length and number of potholes has not been undertaken in BDA layouts like Sir M Visvesvaraiah Layout, Anjanapura and Banashankari. </div><div><br /></div><div>Subhash Shetty, a resident of Dasarahalli, said sub-standard work had left people agitated. “The stretch from NTTF till Peenya 2nd Stage was asphalted a couple of months ago. But the asphalt gave way during the recent rains,” said Shetty.<br /><div><br /></div><div>The story is no different on Mysore Road, J P Nagar Main Road, the newly-reopened Cubbon Road, Kasturba Road, Bannerghatta Road, Sampige Road, roads in Sanjaynagar, Koramanagala, Madiwala, Okalipuram, Seshadripuram, BTM Layout, Banashankari, Malleswaram and Rajajinagar. <br /><br /></div><div>“The BBMP had tarred prime spots like Kamakshipalya, Sunkdakatte, Housing Board, T Dasarahalli and other places. But one downpour ruined everything,” said Manjula, a resident of Kamakshipalya. </div></div></div>
