Overview

• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah set an October 31 deadline to fix city roads and warned chief engineers they will be held accountable for delays or poor quality.
• The state earmarked Rs 750 crore for the push after a high-level review with Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and senior officials from the Greater Bengaluru Authority.
• Officials reported about 6,000 potholes filled and roughly 8,000 still pending across Bengaluru.
• Shivakumar posted site visuals of resurfacing and directed engineers to prioritize works under on-ground supervision to improve safety and traffic flow.
• Weeks of public protests, viral footage near Google’s Bengaluru office, and corporate complaints, including concerns raised by BlackBuck’s leadership, intensified demands for action.