White topping DPR being ready for 500-km Bengaluru roads: D.Ok. Shivakumar

Bengalurians will should brace themselves for extra digging and highway closures, as Deputy Chief Minister D.Ok. Shivakumar introduced on Monday (October 20, 2025) {that a} Detailed Project Report (DPR) is being ready for the white-topping of 500 km of roads in Bengaluru at a price of ₹4,000 crore.

Speaking after inaugurating the white-topping and complete highway growth work within the Gandhinagar Assembly Constituency, he stated the town has 1,650 km of main roads, with white topping at present being completed on 104 km of recent roads.

“White topping roads final for about 25 to 30 years and the work has already been undertaken on 148 km of roads. A complete of ₹1,800 crore is being spent on the event of 83 roads. Black topping work is below manner on 182 roads masking 350 km, costing ₹695 crore. The Chief Minister has allotted a brand new grant of ₹1,100 crore, from which we’ve got undertaken the asphalting of 550 km of roads,” he stated. 

‘Bumper compensation’

On the Bangalore Business Corridor (BBC), Mr. Shivakumar stated, “In the final Cabinet assembly, it was determined to construct an 117-km lengthy hall. According to the BDA Act, there isn’t any provision for double compensation. However, our authorities has determined to provide bumper compensation to farmers — 3 times the usual compensation, Transferable Development Rights (TDR) or Floor Area Ratio (FAR). No earlier authorities had proven such braveness.” 

Mr. Shivakumar stated he had requested ₹1.5 lakh crore for metropolis growth when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Metro Yellow Line, highlighting that Bengaluru pays the second-highest taxes after Mumbai. “But I’ve not obtained a reply from him up to now,” he stated. 

The Deputy Chief Minister additionally talked about that the federal government has determined to construct 113 km of elevated corridors.

Critising BJP MPs, “The folks of Bengaluru have elected 5 MPs. If a single MP brings even ₹10 to Karnataka, I’ll bow to the punishment given by the folks. During Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s time, grants had been being obtained for every thing. The contribution of present BJP MPs to the State is zero.” 

More than 10,000 potholes mounted

Speaking on potholes, Mr. Shivakumar stated the authorities have closed greater than 10,000 potholes throughout the town. “Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai authorities had submitted an affidavit to the court docket citing 20,000 potholes. The court docket was analyzing this. But our authorities has empowered folks to report points immediately through pictures, whether or not it’s a pothole or rubbish. This work has been completed by the Siddaramaiah and D.Ok. Shivakumar governments.”

Mr. Siddaramaiah, talking on the event, additionally instructed Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Chief Commissioner M. Maheshwar Rao to shut all potholes and lay one layer of tar inside per week.

In Gandhi Nagar

White topping and highway growth works price ₹58.44 crore have been accepted in Gandhinagar Constituency, masking 5.57 km. The undertaking contains energy, water and drainage ducts, rainwater system and parking bays.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who launched the modernisation of Chickpet in Gandhinagar constituency, together with the white topping of roads within the space, talking in regards to the uniqueness of the streets within the space, which dates to Kempegowda’s time, stated, “We as soon as thought of widening the roads right here. But Dinesh Gundu Rao didn’t agree. ,” he added, praising the Gandhinagar MLA for planning and implementing the modernisation of roads and the event of Chickpet as a substitute of widening them.