Bengaluru civic body orders filling up of 4.5k potholes
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Of these, 3,621 are within BBMP limits.
Prioritising major arterial and sub-arterial roads, Rao asked zonal engineers to conduct site inspections, identify potholes, and carry out repairs using appropriate materials such as hot mix, cold mix, or eco-fix solutions.
Officials were also instructed to coordinate with other departments, such as Bescom and BWSSB, which failed to restore roads properly after carrying out various projects.
The chief commissioner asked officials to assess the quality of repairs by issuing directions to the technical vigilance cell under commissioner (TVCC) and the quality control division. The chief engineer of the projects department informed photographic documentation of each completed work will also be attached.
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Bengaluru: BBMP chief commissioner Maheshwar Rao instructed officials to prepare comprehensive micro-plans at zonal level to expedite the repair of potholes on city roads. A total of 4,500 potholes were identified by Bengaluru traffic police using geographic information system (GIS). Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Of these, 3,621 are within BBMP limits. Prioritising major arterial and sub-arterial roads, Rao asked zonal engineers to conduct site inspections, identify potholes, and carry out repairs using appropriate materials such as hot mix, cold mix, or eco-fix solutions. Officials were also instructed to coordinate with other departments, such as Bescom and BWSSB, which failed to restore roads properly after carrying out various projects. The chief commissioner asked officials to assess the quality of repairs by issuing directions to the technical vigilance cell under commissioner (TVCC) and the quality control division. The chief engineer of the projects department informed photographic documentation of each completed work will also be attached.
