What is the BBMP doing about the potholes in Bengaluru?

The BBMP has identified 3,995 potholes across the city, and has declared 264 of them as "irreparable", requiring a partial makeover due to extensive damage.

Which zone in Bengaluru has the most potholes?

According to the article, the East Zone of Bengaluru has the highest number of potholes, with 784 identified.

How is the BBMP tracking and addressing the pothole issue?

The BBMP has developed a unified dashboard that integrates all its applications and helpline platforms, allowing it to consolidate citizen complaints and automatically assign repair responsibilities to executive engineers.

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Bengaluru Battles Potholes: BBMP Declares 264 'Irreparable'

26 Aug

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Summary

BBMP identifies 3,995 potholes, 264 deemed 'irreparable'
East Zone has highest number of potholes, over 600
BBMP develops dashboard to track and assign pothole repairs

Bengaluru Battles Potholes: BBMP Declares 264 'Irreparable'

As of August 27, 2025, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been working to fix potholes across the city. However, the civic body has declared that 264 of the identified potholes are "irreparable" and require a partial makeover.

The BBMP received a list of 4,614 potholes from the Bengaluru Traffic Police on August 11. After filtering, the BBMP identified 3,995 potholes within its jurisdiction. The East Zone recorded the highest number with 784 potholes, followed by Mahadevapura (638), the South Zone (593), and Bommanahalli (520).

Of the 3,995 potholes, 264 were found to be worse than regular potholes, as they extend more than 8 to 10 meters in length and are wider than usual. The BBMP's Chief Engineer (Road Infrastructure) admitted that the damage in many of these stretches is beyond basic repair and requires fresh relaying due to the extent of deterioration.

To address the issue, the BBMP has developed a unified dashboard that integrates all its applications and helpline platforms. This system will consolidate citizen complaints about potholes onto a single dashboard, which will then automatically assign the issue to the executive engineers responsible for repair. The BBMP is urging citizens to upload pictures of damaged roads on official complaint platforms so that repair works can be taken up promptly.

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