Minister Krishna Byre Gowda asks BBMP, BMRCL to fix bad road in Bengaluru, posts pic on X

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in May had given BBMP one month deadline to fix around 5,500 potholes in the city.

Minister Krishna Byre Gowda in his post stated that, “The public has sent me a video of the service road on the Ring Road from Veerannapalya towards Hebbal." (X/@ByreGowda)

Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda Saturday took to X to post a video of an unrepaired road in Bengaluru, requesting the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to fix it. However, the post drew public ire on social media with many expressing the sad state of road infrastructure in Bengaluru.

Gowda in his post stated that, “The public has sent me a video of the service road on the Ring Road from Veerannapalya towards Hebbal. BBMP or BMRMCl, whoever is responsible, please fix the potholes and repair the road to address the public’s concerns.”

An X user stated the it was “sad and funny at the same time” for that a minister in Karnataka “to request corrupt #Bengaluru #bbmp to fix the basic of basic infrastructure. We talk of smart and brand cities during elections.”

K S Chandrashekar, another X user, said, “A minister’s state in the state of Karnataka..Instead of taking action, he is pleading.”

Prathik Uthappa, slamming Gowda for bad roads in his own constituency said, “@krishnabgowda your entire constituency roads are not motorable currently… Even the white topped roads are cut to make things worse (thanisandra main road). Arterial roads are dug and are not hopeful of them ever being metalled considering the state of main roads.”

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in May had given BBMP one month deadline to fix around 5,500 potholes in the city. He had said that there are currently 5500 potholes in ward roads across Bengaluru, including 557 on arterial and sub-arterial roads. The chief minister had directed the pothole task force to fix all the issues within a month.

Later in July, in a bid to streamline road maintenance and ensure timely repairs, Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D K Shivakumar alongwith BBMP launched the “Road Pothole Attention” mobile application. This app utilizes advanced technology to accurately identify and repair potholes across Bengaluru’s extensive road network, promising transparency and efficiency.

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Shivakumar had earlier claimed that 96 per cent of potholes in Bengaluru have been fixed. Shivakumar stated that from April 1 to June 30, 16,202 road potholes in BBMP limits were identified out of which 15,686 (96%) potholes have been fixed and 516 of them are yet to be repaired.

Bengaluru boasts of a road network of about 12,878 km, with 1,344.84 km comprising arterial and sub-arterial roads and 11,533.16 km consisting of zonal roads.

These roads often suffer damage due to the installation of various utilities, including BESCOM cables, water supply and drainage pipes, GAIL gas lines, KPTCL high-capacity cables, and OFC cables, leading to frequent pothole formations.

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