Post Nilam, potholes spook motorists

Many major roads in the city have been damaged and the surface coating has been washed away because of incessant rains

Continuous rain over the last two days have turned potholes on city roads into bigger craters, putting the lives of vehicle users in danger. Many major roads in the city have been damaged and the surface coating has been washed away because of incessant rains, brought on by Cyclone Nilam that has hit the shores of Tamil Nadu.
Traffic is moving at a snail's pace in K.R. Puram, Koramangala, Bannerghatta, Ashoknagar, Frazer Town, Shivajinagar, Residency Road and other areas.

With the Meteorological Department predicting more rain over the next few days, Bengalureans are dreading going out on the city streets. “As it was, the city had potholes on all roads. With rain, there are more potholes. Sir M.V.Road, connecting Vijaya Bank Layout with the Bannergatta Road, is in a terrible shape. There are traffic jams during peak hours. Officials have to do something immediately about city's roads,“ said Mr. Ramesh, who stays on Bannerghatta road.

Bigger sufferers are the pedestrians, who have to walk on roads to avoid dangerous, life-threatening holes on footpaths.

BBMP officials said they are filling up the potholes and, soon, most of the roads in the city will be repaired. On Friday, Mayor D. Venkatesh Murthy inaugurated a Rs 50-lakh pilot project to fill up the potholes using coal tar technology. The officials said that if the technology found fit, the city roads will soon be of international quality.

BBMP commissioner Rajneesh Goel said, “We have started the pilot project. This technology allows us to fill up potholes even during heavy rains.
Already, one round of pothole filling work has been completed using the technology. We started the project in Shivajinagar, and if this project clicks, there will be no problem filling potholes across the city.“

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