A few days of incessant rain and the average Bengalurean struggles to find a stretch of road amidst the potholes. Waterlogging is a problem even on flyovers, leaving craters where the asphalt has been chipped off. The BBMP blames blocked shoulder drains and claims that it will undertake a mass pothole filling drive once the rains stop, although citizens, going by past experiences, have lost faith in the Palike. Experts have provided authorities with a number of scientific solutions which are always cast aside in favour of shoddy patch work that fills the pockets of politicians and officials, leaving Bengaluru at the mercy of the monsoon every year, reports Aknisree Karthik With neither the...
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