Bengaluru: Just three months after the Uttarahalli main road was repaired with a fresh coat of tar, potholes began to reappear on the busy stretch, rendering the repairs a mere “tilling for billing” exercise. A similar situation is unfolding on Channasandra main road in Whitefield, where the freshly-laid tar has peeled off, lasting only a week.

For commuters, it’s a vicious cycle: potholes often outlast the road’s motorable condition in any particular year.

While most live with it, some amplify the issue on social media. And that’s exactly what Rajesh Yabaji, co-founder of logistics firm BlackBuck, did when he suggested that the company might move out of Outer Ring Road’s Bellandur area due to worsening infrastructure and traffic woes.

It was, however, only after the viral post, which a

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