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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Telangana: Man sets woman on fire for 'rejecting' marriage proposal
Hyderabad (PTI): A 28-year-old married woman was set on fire allegedly by a man after she "rejected" his marriage proposal in Mahabubabad town on Tuesday, police said.
The accused, in his 40s, who runs a shop, had developed an "illicit" relationship with the woman and was suspecting that she was in contact with another person and that she was "ignoring" him.
He poured petrol on the woman when she was alone at her house and set her on fire. He then hugged her and both of them suffered injuries, police said.
They were initially shifted to Government Hospital in Mahabubabad and later admitted to another state-run Hospital in Warangal for further treatment.
As per the doctors, the woman suffered 90 per cent burns in the incident while the accused 75 per cent burns, police said.
The woman's mother, in a complaint to the police, stated that her daughter was married to a man in Gudur mandal.
Due to family disputes, the woman came to Mahabubabad along with her two children and was residing there for the past three years.
She was running a vegetable cart. The accused was already married, and his wife had passed away. He developed an"illicit" relationship with the woman, police said.
The accused allegedly forced and harassed the victim to marry him, the complainant said.
Based on a complaint, an attempt to murder case was registered in connection with the incident, police added.
