Karnataka High Court grants BBMP time until Nov 22 to file affidavit on pothole management
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has given the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) until 22 November to submit an affidavit detailing its annual strategy for addressing potholes and maintaining roads. The court emphasised the need for ensuring smooth pedestrian and vehicular traffic through effective road management.
In its directive, the court has asked the BBMP to specifically outline the mechanism it follows every year to tackle the recurring issue of potholes. The affidavit should provide insights into how the civic body plans to ensure roads remain in good condition throughout the year.
Additionally, the High Court has asked for detailed information on the steps taken during this year’s monsoon season to repair roads and address potholes, alongside a broader account of road repair efforts undertaken over the past year.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
