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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

HC sets 15 days deadline for BBMP to repair all roads in CBD areas

Expressing grief over the untimely death of 27-year-old motorcyclist, who fell from his vehicle due to bad patch of road near Yelahanka New Town and succumbed to the injuries on Sunday night, the High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday set 15 days deadline to the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to repair all roads and fill potholes in the areas falling under the Central Business District (CBD).

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar issued the direction while rejecting the working plan submitted by the BBMP for carrying out road repair work by dividing the roads into various categories.

The bench said that the BBMP has to survey the CBD area within three days to identify stretches require repair works and filling up of potholes and complete the repair work using proper technology and machines.

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