PM visit postponed, but Nagarbhavi gets 1.8-km freshly tarred road
The Hindu
While the stretch doesn’t have a single pothole, adjoining roads are full of craters
While Bengaluru’s citizens are braving potholes and tolerating bad roads, a 1.8-km stretch of road in Nagarbhavi is well tarred with not a crater in sight. The reason for the diligence paid to this particular stretch? Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to attend an event at Bengaluru Ambedkar School of Economics (BASE) on December 6, which has now been postponed.
However, just a few metres from this smooth stretch at Nagarbhavi Circle, roads are filled with potholes with sewage overflowing from a manhole. Residents are disappointed that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) decided to repair the stretch only after a VVIP visit was scheduled.
Srihari S., who lives in the area, said that it is a reflection of the civic body’s apathy. “We have been approaching our elected representatives to fix many roads in Nagarbhavi. But the BBMP pays a deaf ear to us and chooses to repair roads where VVIPs are visiting,” he said.