Bengaluru: Under pressure to meet Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s October 31 deadline, Bengaluru’s five new corporations have stepped up pothole-filling across the city.

Officials aim to ensure “motorable roads” within a month.

On Wednesday, pothole-filling was carried out on Gear School Road, Balagere, Veerannapalya, Nagaenahalli Dinne Main Road, Chamarajpet, Vasanth Nagar, Mathikere, Mysuru Road, Begur, and Uttarahalli Main Road. Critics said that the temporary fixes may not last long.

In the Bengaluru City Central Corporation, engineers resurfaced stretches such as St John’s Church Road, KR Circle, Race Course Road, Chalukya Circle, Mission Road, Marigowda Road, and JC Road. The works were possible as the now-dissolved BBMP had already completed tendering formalities under the Rs 694-c

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