Road restoration to begin soon in 110 villages
The Hindu
Work has begun in Horamavu and Ramamurthy Nagar, and tenders for stretches in 31 villages in Mahadevapura to be finalised in 15 days
An unusually wet October and heavy rains over the last few days is proving to be a nightmare for residents in many outlying areas of the city, where stretches of roads dug up by the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to lay new drinking water and underground drainage pipelines have not been restored. Though restoration work has begun only in one division, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is likely to take up remaining works in the 110 villages soon.
Tenders for the road restoration pertaining to a few wards in the outer zones will be finalised soon, while some have been sent to the government for clarification, said Gaurav Gupta, BBMP Chief Commissioner. Zonal commissioners and joint commissioners had been directed to monitor the progress of work, besides take up surface correction on a war footing.
The State Government had granted the BBMP ₹1,000 crore to take up road restoration works in the newly added areas.