Overview

• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah set an October 31 deadline to make Bengaluru roads motorable and warned chief engineers they will be held accountable for delays or poor quality.
• Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said repair work is being prioritized and supervised on site, attributed the surge in potholes to recent heavy rains, and argued the issue is being politicised.
• The Greater Bengaluru Authority shared visuals of pothole filling and resurfacing, with instructions for engineers to finish works on priority to improve traffic flow.
• The BJP announced a one-hour ‘rasta roko’ across all 224 Assembly constituencies at 11 am on September 24 to protest road conditions and pressure the government.
• Corporate unease continues, with logistics firm BlackBuck moving out of its Outer Ring Road office over commute and road quality concerns, prompting warnings about potential relocations by other companies.