Overview

• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah set an October-end deadline to make roads motorable, warning of action against officials if thousands of remaining potholes are not fixed.
• Officials reported roughly 14,795 potholes identified with about 8,000 yet to be filled, as the government shifts to emergency repair mode.
• Urban Development ACS Tushar Giri Nath, after inspecting the ORR, ordered immediate resurfacing, drainage desilting, removal of metro barricades, 20 new access ramps, and designs for a skywalk at Iblur.
• The CM cited poor inter-agency coordination, directed weekly GBA meetings, named a technical liaison officer, and reiterated that corporations must use allocated funds, including ₹25 crore per corporation and earmarked sums for arterial roads.
• Resident protests on Varthur Road and industry pressure continued, with BlackBuck clarifying it will relocate within Bengaluru, while the Deputy CM said over 7,000 potholes have been filled and a public reporting system is in place.