
Deadline to fill bad reaches, potholes in Bengaluru extended
The Hindu
The civic body, which had to fill potholes on nearly 14,000 km of road by September 30 (Thursday), has been granted a reprieve. Given the countless bad reaches and potholes which still remain, the Bru
The civic body, which had to fill potholes on nearly 14,000 km of road by September 30 (Thursday), has been granted a reprieve. Given the countless bad reaches and potholes which still remain, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been given new deadlines: till October 10 to fill potholes on major roads and till October 25 to fill those on interior and ward roads.
The decision was taken by Minister for Revenue R. Ashok after he chaired a meeting with BBMP officials on Thursday. These are the new and final deadlines to fill all potholes, he told reporters.

Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has rolled out digital mode of water bill generation and collection in 23 gram panchayats on a pilot basis for the first time in Karnataka. This is set to be extended to the remaining 200 panchayats shortly, according to the Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Narwade Vinayak Karbhari.

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