‘40 potholes in a 200m stretch’: This video of Bengaluru road is viral
2 years, 5 months ago

‘40 potholes in a 200m stretch’: This video of Bengaluru road is viral

Hindustan Times  

Heavy rains over the past few weeks have once again put Bengaluru residents on tenterhooks. A video is now going viral on social media where a biker is seen riding through multiple potholes, an experience the user described as off-roading. Screen grab from Twitter video The user named Ankita Banerjee said there are 40 potholes in a 200-metre stretch of the road and asked Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to respond on the issue. In the viral video, a large number of vehicles and commuters were seen struggling to skip the multiple potholes on the road and drive through the narrow lanes. Soon after, the social media handle of the local task force of Mahadevapura thanked the user for highlighting the issue, adding the road is an encroachment and work is underway to recover the same.

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Bengaluru residents cut pothole-themed cake to express outrage over bad roads. Watch video
1 week, 1 day ago

Bengaluru residents cut pothole-themed cake to express outrage over bad roads. Watch video

Hindustan Times  

In a creative form of protest, around 200 residents from Bengaluru’s Panathur area took to the streets on Saturday, cutting a cake designed to mimic a pothole-ridden road. Their demonstration brought attention to the deteriorating condition of the infamous S-Cross Road, urging the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to take swift action to widen the road and resolve the long-standing pothole …

Multiple bad stretches in Bengaluru expose gaps in BBMP’s pothole-filling exercise
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Multiple bad stretches in Bengaluru expose gaps in BBMP’s pothole-filling exercise

The Hindu  

Despite the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s promise of regularly filling potholes, many stretches of the city’s roads remain dangerous and unmotorable, riddled with what can well be called craters. Watch: Bengaluru and bad roads: a reporter’s diary Mohammad Zaid, who runs a coffee shop near Christ University, said that on sunny days clouds of dust rise from the road and …

Potholes worsen traffic on flooded roads in Bengaluru city
4 months, 1 week ago

Potholes worsen traffic on flooded roads in Bengaluru city

The Hindu  

The pothole-riddled city roads added to the woes of the commuters on Monday, August 12, who were navigating through the inundated roads. Praful S., who commutes on the Outer Ring Road daily to the office, said, “My bike tyre fell into a pothole and I almost lost balance. However, somehow I managed to gain balance again.” He said even during …

On camera, stream of two-wheelers ride on Bengaluru footpath to bypass traffic
6 months ago

On camera, stream of two-wheelers ride on Bengaluru footpath to bypass traffic

Hindustan Times  

Bikers in Bengaluru continue to violate the basic traffic rules, as many of them were spotted riding on footpaths, which are meant for pedestrians. A video has now become viral on social media showing a stream of bikers travelling on footpaths to avoid getting stuck in traffic. On camera, stream of two-wheelers ride on Bengaluru footpath to bypass traffic An …

Video shows Bengaluru traffic cop filling pothole, but people have a question
1 year, 2 months ago

Video shows Bengaluru traffic cop filling pothole, but people have a question

India Today  

A video of a traffic police official filling a pothole in Bengaluru won hearts. People hailed the traffic cop in the video, posted on X on Wednesday, but questioned what the city's civic body was doing. Social media users questioned the city's civic body, Bruhata Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, for turning a blind eye to the bad roads. However, this isn't …

Bengaluru potholes: Kiran Shaw asks BBMP to penalise ‘responsible’ for lapses
2 years ago

Bengaluru potholes: Kiran Shaw asks BBMP to penalise ‘responsible’ for lapses

Live Mint  

Smart city Bengaluru, which is known for traffic congestion, continues to witness potholes despite a slew of complaints and backlash from its citizens. A video has been surfaced on the internet showing potholes on a road with heavy traffic movement in Karnataka's capital city. Sahana, a Twitter user posted such video on the microblogging site in which Bengaluru traffic police …

Bengaluru: Nine road accidents due to potholes since Oct 2021
2 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru: Nine road accidents due to potholes since Oct 2021

Live Mint  

Potholes have continued to remain death traps for Bengaluru residents despite the slew of complaints by citizens. The daily said that nine people have lost their lives due to road accidents since October 2021. According to the CCTV footage of the accident, the motorist was trying to overtake the tractor when he slipped on a stretch of road that was …

Video shows man protesting in Bengaluru after accident due to pothole
2 years, 1 month ago

Video shows man protesting in Bengaluru after accident due to pothole

Hindustan Times  

The potholes on Bengaluru roads continue to remain a major civic concern. A post shared by the Twitter handle, Speak Up Bengaluru, a platform for citizens, read, “Today morning 6 AM, this person fallen to pothole while riding vehicle & no one responded yet near Ulsoor Opp. Thanks to CV Raman Nagara MLA @mla_raghu for keeping Bengalurians struggle with their …

Road caves in the middle of Bengaluru's newly opened underpass. Watch
2 years, 2 months ago

Road caves in the middle of Bengaluru's newly opened underpass. Watch

Hindustan Times  

Months after Bengaluru’s Kundanhalli underpass was opened for commuting, a huge pothole has emerged in the middle of the key stretch. According to the mobility team, the Mahadevapura Task Force, the damage caused was due to the water pipeline burst that was passing under the road. On Sunday, the task force team tweeted out, “BWSSB Cauvery Water Pipeline burst at …

WATCH: Kerala Bride's Unique Photoshoot on Road Full of Potholes Goes Viral
2 years, 3 months ago

WATCH: Kerala Bride's Unique Photoshoot on Road Full of Potholes Goes Viral

News 18  

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People poke fun on Twitter as pothole in Bengaluru gets landmarked on Google map
2 years, 3 months ago

People poke fun on Twitter as pothole in Bengaluru gets landmarked on Google map

Hindustan Times  

The tagging of a pothole on Google Maps has become the latest butt of jokes for the aggrieved residents of Bengaluru as they had a field day on social media on Tuesday mocking the condition of roads in the city. The pothole, referred to as ‘Abizer’s pothole’, with the caption “Historical landmark in Bengaluru, Karnataka”, has gotten a five-star rating …

Bengaluru potholes claim 44-year-old's life, Siddaramaiah reacts to civic apathy
2 years, 4 months ago

Bengaluru potholes claim 44-year-old's life, Siddaramaiah reacts to civic apathy

Hindustan Times  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, responsible for civic amenities and infrastructural assets in the Karnataka capital, has come under fire for civic apathy once more, after another pothole-related death was recorded on Tuesday. Bengaluru's potholes, infamous for having claimed several lives in the past, have struck again by taking a 44-year-old man's life as he was on his way to …

WATCH: 'Yamraj' Joins Bengaluru Residents' Protest Over Potholes in Locality
2 years, 5 months ago

WATCH: 'Yamraj' Joins Bengaluru Residents' Protest Over Potholes in Locality

News 18  

A video which is currently going viral on social media shows residents of Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru, who resorted to a unique method to protest against potholes in the neighbourhood’s roads. “Anjanapura residents in #Bengaluru carried out innovative protest by inviting Lord Yama to highlight #pothole issue in their locality. He told, “Last time, we did a protest which yielded results …

Bengaluru: Man dressed as ’Yamaraja’ to highlight potholes issue
2 years, 5 months ago

Bengaluru: Man dressed as ’Yamaraja’ to highlight potholes issue

Live Mint  

A video of a man has gone viral on the internet who was dressed like Yamaraja to highlight the issue of potholes in the city. The man was seen protesting at Anjanpura road of Bengaluru in order to convey a message to the officials that how potholed roads have become deathbeds in the city. Taking a jibe at MLA Krishnappa …

'Yamaraja' on this Bengaluru road? Video of protest goes viral
2 years, 5 months ago

'Yamaraja' on this Bengaluru road? Video of protest goes viral

Hindustan Times  

In a unique way of protesting for better roads, the Anjanpura road of Bengaluru on Saturday saw a man dressed up as Yamaraja accompanying the commuters who were travelling on the road. Even after a very rigours protests last year the MLA & BDA hasnt woken up!” The man who dressed up in Yamaraja attire had even accompanied two-wheeler commuters …

Bengaluru Residents Protest Potholes by Planting Paddy Saplings, Offer 'Boat Rides'
3 years, 3 months ago

Bengaluru Residents Protest Potholes by Planting Paddy Saplings, Offer 'Boat Rides'

News 18  

In an attempt to draw the attention of authorities towards the poor condition of roads and potholes, residents of Bengaluru’s Anjanpura have planted paddy saplings in the potholes filled with water. Conducted by the Changemakers of Kanakapura Road Association along with local residents, the protest also involved them bringing in a boat and offering rides for Rs 20, according to …

Bengaluru’s BBMP said no potholes on 74 roads. Court ordered survey finds 437
3 years, 9 months ago

Bengaluru’s BBMP said no potholes on 74 roads. Court ordered survey finds 437

Hindustan Times  

A crackdown by the Karnataka high court following the death of a 19-year-old medical student, and hearings of Public Interest Litigations have revealed that there are at least 5,435 potholes, bad roads or bad footpaths in Bengaluru. A report by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority has revealed that there are at least 5,435 potholes, bad roads or patchy footpaths …

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