CM Siddaramaiah pulls up civic officers over potholes and poor waste administration

After his authorities confronted public outrage and a social media backlash, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah performed metropolis rounds on Saturday to examine roads and civic works and got here down closely on engineers, contractors, and civic officers over pothole-ridden roads, unattended waste, and dereliction of responsibility.

Visibly upset over the poor state of stable waste administration, Mr. Siddaramaiah directed Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh to concern a discover to Raghavendra Prasad, Chief Engineer of Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd. (BSWML). The directive got here after he visited Ward quantity 23’s stable waste assortment centre, the place he discovered rubbish strewn outdoors regardless of ample area inside.

With potholes multiplying throughout the monsoon, the Chief Minister gave civic companies a one-month deadline to restore roads and make them motorable. He pressured that pothole filling should be carried out with lasting high quality, not by means of momentary patchwork.

Inspects key roads

Mr. Siddaramaiah started his inspection at Windsor Manor Bridge and coated Hennur-Bagalur Road, Benniganahalli Flyover, Old Madras Road, Panathur Road, and Kaadubeesanahalli, the place he reviewed asphalting works. He inspected potholes alongside the stretch from Iblur Junction to Silk Board junction.

At Panathur T-Cross, the Chief Minister seen massive heaps of development particles dumped alongside the roadside. Ordering CCTV digicam set up and deployment of BBMP marshals, he directed the Police Commissioner and the Corporation Commissioner to take strict motion towards offenders accountable for unlawful dumping.

In the Hennur-Bagalur division, Mr. Siddaramaiah ordered the suspension of an govt engineer after discovering that potholes had been being stuffed with jelly stones as a substitute of correct asphalt. He warned that such negligence wouldn’t be tolerated.

On Hennur Road, the place white-topping is in progress, he insisted that contractors should stay accountable for street upkeep till challenge completion. With the federal government spending ₹13 crore per kilometre on the 5-km stretch, he gave the contractor one month to complete the work and make sure the roads had been freed from potholes.

Metro-related injury

Raising considerations about Metro development works, the Chief Minister famous that uncared for service roads, blocked drains, and water stagnation had broken freshly white-topped stretches. He directed rapid repairs and correct maintenance of service roads.

At one level alongside the Ring Road, recognizing previous development particles dumped in areas with out CCTV protection, Mr. Siddaramaiah stopped his convoy and instructed officers to hint the offenders, seize their automobiles, and file circumstances. Angrily questioning civic and visitors officers, he requested, “Do you stroll across the metropolis along with your eyes closed? Can you not see waste being dumped on the street?”

Concluding his inspection, Mr. Siddaramaiah issued a stern warning that engineers, contractors, and commissioners can be held straight accountable for lapses in street upkeep, pothole filling, and waste administration.