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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Decries Bengaluru’s Infrastructure as Deputy CM Pledges Action Through New Authority

The 75-member Greater Bengaluru Authority has been constituted to coordinate planning across newly created city corporations.

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DK Shivakumar responded to Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's social media post about Bengaluru's growing infrastructure woes and emphasized the need for collaboration and political will to address waste management, road maintenance and urban development challenges in the city.
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Overview

  • Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw posted on X that Bengaluru has the best talent and weather but the worst infrastructure, urging fixes to garbage, debris and roads.
  • She tagged DK Shivakumar and the BBMP, saying the Greater Bengaluru Authority offers a chance to deliver basic services with collective will.
  • Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar replied that past political will was lacking and said his government is addressing garbage, roads, debris and planning with urgency.
  • The Greater Bengaluru Authority was formally set up to streamline infrastructure and civic management across five city corporations.
  • Citizens amplified concerns over overflowing waste, damaged roads and repeated flooding, including near Wipro’s Sarjapur Road campus, and urged stronger government–industry collaboration.