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Bengaluru Minister Orders Urgent Road Repairs Amid Waterlogging Concerns
Minister Krishna Byre Gowda visited several roads in Bengaluru that commuters have found difficult to use.
He asked officials to fix potholes, damaged road sections and places where rainwater collects.
They were told to make urgent repairs while also planning permanent drainage solutions.
Officials should clear rubbish, mud and construction debris from roads.
They must also repair footpaths so people can walk more safely.
Poles and transformers blocking roads may need to be moved.
The minister said useful roadwork should continue even when land acquisition is unfinished.
Water-pipeline work should be completed faster and should not obstruct traffic.
The work should also be planned alongside future Metro and elevated-road projects.
Krishna Byre Gowda inspected roadworks across the Sarjapur Road-Dommasandra-Gunjur-Varthur-Balagere corridor.
Officials were told to urgently address potholes, damaged roads, traffic bottlenecks and waterlogging.
Authorities must clear debris and silt, repair footpaths, and relocate obstructing BESCOM poles and transformers.
Where land acquisition is pending, officials were directed to improve roads using available space where possible.
Road and pipeline works must be coordinated with future Metro and elevated-road projects to limit repeated disruption.
- Who
- Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, Greater Bengaluru Authority officials and agencies involved in road, drainage and pipeline works.
- What
- Urgent road repairs and infrastructure improvements were directed for potholes, damaged stretches, waterlogging, footpaths, debris, encroachments and obstructing utilities.
- Where
- The Sarjapur Road-Dommasandra-Gunjur-Varthur-Balagere belt and surrounding Bengaluru areas.
- When
- During Krishna Byre Gowda’s inspection; the articles do not specify a date.
- Why
- To provide immediate relief to commuters, improve road usability and reduce disruption while longer-term infrastructure works continue.
Key facts
- Minister
- Krishna Byre Gowda, Greater Bengaluru Development Minister
- Inspected corridor
- Sarjapur Road, Dommasandra, Gunjur, Varthur and Balagere
- Priority problems
- Potholes, traffic bottlenecks, waterlogging and damaged roads
- Immediate measures
- Clear debris and silt, lay gravel where possible, and restore affected stretches
- Pedestrian measures
- Repair damaged footpaths and maintain safe pedestrian pathways
- Utility measures
- Relocate BESCOM poles and transformers obstructing traffic or road development
- Future coordination
- Align current roadworks with planned Metro expansion and elevated-road projects
Quotes
Krishna Byre Gowda
Greater Bengaluru Development Minister who inspected road and infrastructure works in eastern Bengaluru
“At least build the road with the space available.”
financialexpress.com
Sources
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