Bengaluru’s civic authorities have claimed to have filled 22,539 potholes so far and said the remaining will be fixed within a month, even as the city undertakes a large-scale overhaul of key roads and civic infrastructure.

Additional chief secretary (urban development) Tushar Girinath and Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) chief commissioner M Maheshwar Rao said pothole-filling has continued despite heavy rains and that long-term measures are being drawn up to prevent a repeat next year. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had earlier set October 31 as the deadline for repairs across the city’s five corporation limits.

Girinath said Bengaluru has 1,682 km of arterial and sub-arterial roads, many of which have seen little funding for nearly eight years. Ongoing upgrades worth Rs 4,800 crore are a

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