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Siddaramaiah Sets Oct 31 Deadline to Make Bengaluru Roads Motorable, Adds ₹750 Crore for Repairs

Public protests alongside corporate warnings pushed the crackdown.

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With families and children participating in the protest against potholes in Bengaluru, they called for infrastructure improvements to ensure safety and prevent accidents. (HT FILE PHOTO)
Bengaluru is increasingly becoming infamous for its potholes. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)
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Overview

  • After a high-level review, the chief minister warned engineers of strict action if roads are not fixed by October 31 and insisted on durable, quality repairs.
  • Officials reported 14,795 potholes identified through mapping, with 8,046 still to be filled, and directed the five city corporations to use their ₹25 crore emergency grants with detailed execution reports.
  • Deputy chief minister D.K. Shivakumar said an additional ₹750 crore has been committed, claimed more than 7,000 potholes have already been filled, sought police inputs, and attributed damage largely to heavy rain.
  • Urban Development orders include 20 new access ramps along the Outer Ring Road, removal of Metro barricades where work is complete, regular desilting, and a mandate that utilities restore road surfaces after their projects.
  • Residents staged a peaceful human-chain protest on Varthur Road before police intervention, while industry leaders and BlackBuck’s relocation within the city kept attention on battered tech-corridor stretches.