Pothole filling is a continuous process: BBMP Commissioner
The Hindu
Chief Civic Commissioner Gaurav Gupta termed the pothole-filling exercise in the city “a continuous process” and gave details of potholes filled over the last two months on Tuesday. This comes as the
Chief Civic Commissioner Gaurav Gupta termed the pothole-filling exercise in the city “a continuous process” and gave details of potholes filled over the last two months on Tuesday.
This comes as the deadline to fill all potholes in the city (September 30) approaches.
“Between July 27 and September 27, from the hot mix plant in the BBMP limits, 490 loads of asphalt have been used and a total of 157,913.35 sq m road potholes have been closed. Not just that, in the BBMP’s arterial, sub-arterial, and ward roads together, 101 loads of wet mix have been utilised and 10,010.36 sq m of potholes have been closed,” Mr. Gupta said.

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.

Microplastics, especially nylon fibres, are present in Chennai’s beach sediments in relatively low abundance, but low overall microplastic abundance does not necessarily imply low ecological risk. Even small particles can cause long-term ecological damage by affecting marine life, moving up the food chain, and eventually impacting human health through contaminated seafood.











