Overview

• GBA chief M. Maheshwar Rao said teams will fill about 1,500 potholes a day using cold asphalt and data from apps such as Fix My Street, with south and east zones flagged as worst hit.
• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah set an October 31 deadline and earmarked ₹750 crore, warning engineers of accountability as officials claim 6,000–7,000 fixes already completed.
• Municipal figures show 14,795 potholes identified citywide, with 8,046 yet to be repaired, highlighting a large remaining backlog.
• The BJP announced a one-hour statewide ‘rasta roko’ on September 24, while residents in multiple IT-corridor suburbs formed human chains calling for safer roads.
• Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar called the focus on Bengaluru politicised, promoted a complaint app and said over 10,000 engineers are on the job, as corporate unease grew after BlackBuck’s planned exit from its Bellandur office.