Big-Ticket Projects Yet To See Light

Potholed roads, broken drains a concern

- Mohammed Yacoob @ Bengaluru

The countdown for the Karnataka state budget has begun, and there are high expectations in it for Bengaluru, which continues to face multiple problems: pothole-ridden roads, broken footpaths and drains, flooding, and traffic congestion.

In the previous budget, the government had laid stress on white-topping the city roads, which was to address the issue of potholes, drains, and footpaths. Last year, the government took up white-topping projects costing Rs 1,700 crore. According to engineers from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's (BBMP) Road Infrastructure department, nearly 30 percent of arterial and sub-arterial roads in the city have been taken up for white-topping, and by this year-end, work on all 117 roads will be completed.