When asked why she took up the asphalting work without inspecting the condition of the road first, the Executive Engineer of BBMP’s Major Roads Department had no answer
Cannon the Barbarian
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If you want to see taxpayers’ hard-earned money disappear into thin air, look at the mist cannons BBMP bought at Rs 56 lakh a piece to fight the coronavirus
Three months into pandemic, in July, the
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahangara Palike had bought two mist cannon machines to spray disinfectants in public places and
containment zones to reduce the spread of
covid and remove the virus from surfaces. Each of these machines cost Rs 56 lakh and the BBMP had plans to purchase 27 more, one for each assembly constituency.
Now with the number of covid cases dropping, the BBMP has found a new use for the machines – pollution control. The Palike has pressed two cannon mist vehicles into service on Ballari Road to reduce air pollution.