Bengaluru approves Rs 6.94-billion plan to repair 390 km of roads

27 Nov 2024 CW Team

The Urban Development Department (UDD) has approved BBMP’s action plan for repairing 389.7 km of arterial and sub-arterial roads, with an estimated cost of Rs 6.94 billion. The project is scheduled to commence in January 2025 and will involve several components: milling damaged roads, de-silting and re-roofing drains to ensure efficient rainwater flow, installing NP-3 pipes in areas lacking roadside drains, constructing pavements with concrete bases, grating to channel water from roads to drains, and installing and levelling curb stones to delineate road lines and footpaths.

To manage funding, BBMP will execute the works over two financial years. Rs 3 billion will come from the 2024-25 budget, and Rs 3.94 billion will be allocated from the 2025-26 budget.

Of the 389 km of roads, 101 km—approximately 26 per cent of the total—are located in the Mahadevapura zone, which is part of the IT corridor. This zone has been allocated the highest funding of Rs 1.75 billion. Conversely, Dasarahalli zone will receive the least allocation, Rs 200 million, for the repair of 14 km of roads.

BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath explained that several roads had not undergone significant development or resurfacing for over five years, leading to recurring potholes and patchy stretches. He stated that the agency now aims to address these issues through comprehensive resurfacing. Following the UDD's approval, Nath mentioned that the tendering process would be initiated by Thursday. He anticipated that the process would conclude by the end of December 2024, enabling work to begin in January 2025.

Additionally, the UDD directed that the works be packaged into contracts of no less than Rs 100 million each. It also instructed that all packages comply with the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 1999, and the associated rules framed in 2000.

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