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With the Tuesday downpour, the stretch got flooded with the water flowing out of the drain. The commuters were stuck in traffic for a long time. Two-wheeler riders had a tough time riding on the water-logged road. Even the footpath across the stretch was removed for drainage work and was not fixed back making it difficult for pedestrians to walk. ....
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 . 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. ....