Bangalore's Pothole Promise: What Happened to the Deadline?

Okay, Bengaluru, here we go again. Another round of promises from the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA). This time, they're swearing up and down that all remaining potholes will be filled by November 10, 2025. November 10, 2025! Seriously? That's like promising to fix the Titanic by... well, never mind.

The Pothole Black Hole

They've supposedly filled 18,000 potholes already. Eighteen thousand. Give me a break. If they filled that many, shouldn't the roads be, you know, slightly less like the surface of the freaking moon? Where did all that hot mix actually go? Did they just fill one massive sinkhole somewhere outside the city limits? I'm picturing a giant, asphalt-filled pit, and honestly, that's probably more likely than them actually fixing the roads.

And then there's the money. Rs 900 crore approved for ward-level works, with Rs 200 crore already tendered. Two hundred crore! That's enough to buy a small island, offcourse, but instead, it's going to disappear into the same bureaucratic black hole that swallows every other infrastructure project in this city. I bet half of it will end up "missing" or "misallocated." You know, like that bridge to nowhere they built a few years back. Remember that?

Flyover Fantasies and Kasa Chaos

Oh, but wait, there's more! The Ejipura flyover is expected to open by July 2026. Expected by whom? The same people who "expected" it to be open, like, five years ago? I'll believe it when I see it, and even then, I'll probably check for structural flaws before driving over the damn thing. I mean, are we sure it's not going to collapse the second a bus drives on it?

Then BSWML is planning to add 60 more 'kasa kiosks' for 24x7 waste collection. Kasa kiosks. Sounds fancy. Let's be real, they'll be overflowing within a week, attracting stray dogs and rats, and generally making the city even more of a garbage dump than it already is. Great plan, guys. Really knocking it out of the park.

And what's with the "B" khata conversion scheme getting a lukewarm response? Well, duh! People aren't stupid. They see right through these half-baked attempts to squeeze more money out of them. It's like trying to sell ice to Eskimos, or, more accurately, trying to sell a slightly less broken version of something that was already broken in the first place.

Dog Days and Missed Deadlines

The GBA also plans new dog pounds due to a facility shortage. So, let me get this straight: they can't even handle the stray dog population, but they're promising to fix all the potholes? What's the connection? Are they planning to fill the potholes with stray dogs? I'm not even sure that would make the roads worse.

And let's not forget the chief minister's October 31 deadline for filling potholes. Missed. Of course, they missed it. Did anyone actually expect them to meet it? I mean, setting deadlines is one thing, but actually meeting them? That's just crazy talk. It's like expecting politicians to tell the truth or tech companies to respect our privacy. Ain't gonna happen. According to the All potholes in Bengaluru to be filled by November 10: GBA - Deccan Herald, the GBA has promised to fill all potholes by November 10th.

Then again, maybe I'm being too harsh. Maybe, just maybe, they'll actually pull it off this time. Maybe pigs will fly and hell will freeze over. Maybe... nah, who am I kidding?

Same Song, Different Verse.

Bengaluru's pothole problem isn't going away anytime soon. It's a never-ending cycle of promises, missed deadlines, and disappearing funds. Until someone actually holds these guys accountable, we're stuck with roads that look like they've been bombed. And honestly, I'm starting to think that bombing them might actually be an improvement.