BBMP commissioner N Manjunath Prasad inspects potholes on 100 Feet Road in Indiranagar on Sunday night. DH photo
BBMP commissioner N Manjunath Prasad inspects potholes on 100 Feet Road in Indiranagar on Sunday night. DH photo
BBMP Commissioner N Manjunath Prasad went on an inspection ofpothole-riddled roads that he had ordered to befilled by Sunday.
He had set the deadline for fillingup anestimated 5,000 potholes across the city. Before setting out for the inspection, he met all the engineers to get himself acquaintedwith the situation and know how many potholes were filled.
The inspection started from Mayo Hall and the first stop was the road opposite the BMTC bus depot in Indiranagar. He inspected the stormwater drainand ordered to change it till where it connects with 100 feet Road, Indiranagar.
The commissioner then proceeded to 100 Feet Road and spotted potholes after iPlanet store after the12th Main Road signal. He asked the engineer in charge of the ward to fill the potholes within the next 48 hours before his nextinspection.
Prasad said the inspection was aimed at keepingall the engineers on alert as the incessant rainfall since August 5 had createda lot of potholes.
“I have asked all the engineers to fill the potholes with wet mix and rapid emulsion so that they do not get worse,” he said. He added that a permanent solution was in the worksthat would entailfilling the potholes with jelly and tar once the monsoon ended. "I have asked the engineers to use the Python 5000 machines to lay the roads and make the best use of the equipment we have,” he said.