Bengaluru’s five GBA corporations ramp up pothole repairs ahead of October 31 deadline
Bengaluru: With Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's October 31 deadline fast approaching, Bengaluru’s five newly formed municipal corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) have ramped up pothole-filling operations across the city in a bid to make roads “motorable” within a month.
In the Bengaluru City Central Corporation, several major stretches, such as St John’s Church Road, KR Circle, Race Course Road, Chalukya Circle, Mission Road, Marigowda Road, and JC Road, have already been resurfaced. The works were possible as the now-dissolved BBMP had already completed tendering formalities under the Rs 694-crore action plan, as reported by Deccan Herald on Thursday.
Pothole-filling activities were carried out on Gear School Road, Balagere, Veerannapalya, Nagenahalli Dinne Main Road, Chamarajpet, Vasanth Nagar, Mathikere, Mysuru Road, Begur, and Uttarahalli Main Road on Wednesday.
The list of pending roads includes several key routes such as Hosa Road, Borewell Road, Holiday Village Road in Kanakapura, Varthur–Panathur Road, Somsundarpalya Road, Harlur–Kudlu Road, Sarjapur Road, Babusapalya Road, roads around Cubbon Park, and service roads along the Outer Ring Road.
Despite the ongoing efforts, critics have raised concerns about the durability of these quick fixes.
While some corporations are waiting for the monsoon rains to subside before commencing more work, others admit that simple asphalting won’t suffice. Many stretches, they say, require comprehensive repairs, including long-neglected side drains, added the report.
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Hyderabad–B’luru, Chennai-B’luru among seven high-speed rail corridors announced in budget
New Delhi: India will expand its high-speed rail network with seven new corridors as part of efforts to promote faster and environmentally sustainable passenger transport, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced while presenting the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament on Sunday.
Outlining the government’s infrastructure plans, Sitharaman said the proposed high-speed rail corridors are aimed at improving connectivity between major economic and cultural centres, while also helping reduce the carbon footprint of long-distance travel.
“The government proposes to develop environmentally sustainable passenger transport systems through seven high-speed rail corridors,” the finance minister said in her Budget speech.
According to the announcement, the identified routes include Mumbai–Pune, Hyderabad–Bengaluru, Delhi–Varanasi, Varanasi–Siliguri, Pune–Hyderabad, Hyderabad–Chennai and Chennai–Bengaluru. These corridors are expected to link key metropolitan cities with fast-growing urban and industrial hubs.
