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Bengaluru Accelerates Pothole Repairs as Shivakumar Orders Time-Bound Work

Officials say lasting resurfacing will follow the monsoon to avoid failed patches.

With temporary fixes proving ineffective, Bengaluru's residents are left frustrated as new potholes appear shortly after repairs. (Source: Shruti Agrawal/Twitter)
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Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar inspects potholes during the night.

Overview

  • BBMP says more than 5,000 potholes have been identified citywide, with 4,400 prioritized and about 2,200 filled in the last four days.
  • From a Bengaluru Traffic Police list of 4,614, the civic body filtered 3,995 potholes within its jurisdiction for action.
  • Engineers have flagged 264 damaged stretches as beyond patching and requiring fresh relaying once conditions permit.
  • The city has rolled out a unified dashboard and is urging use of the ‘gundi gamana’ app, while police are submitting jurisdictional reports to streamline assignments to agencies including BMRCL, BDA and Bescom.
  • Official data show 1.78 lakh sq. m. patched in 2024–25 with repair spending rising to over ₹12.25 crore, even as residents report quick recurrence linked to drainage failures and utility cuts.