Yamini C S | Edited by Swati Bhasin
Bengaluru’s civic physique – the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) – might be re-launching its ‘Repair My Avenue’ app on January 1 for public after three years. The announcement has been much-awaited and even billionaire-entrepreneur Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is wanting ahead to it.
“Trying ahead to BBMP restarting the ‘Repair My Avenue’ app from Jan 1, in order that Bengaluru residents can report potholes that must be mounted by the company. It’s a fantastic alternative for the IT capital to dwell as much as its identify & set an instance for different cities (sic),” the Biocon chief tweeted on Wednesday.
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The ‘Repair My Avenue’ app was first launched 5 years in the past in 2017 however was reported to be taken down for public use two years later after it developed a technical glitch. It has been operated internally by BBMP officers ever since. The app was reportedly set to be launched in Might this yr, however was delayed as officers stated it wanted many extra upgrades. It was reported to have listed greater than 30,000 potholes within the interval between Might and November.
Nonetheless, duplicate entries had been stated to be a serious concern. The BBMP is engaged on fixing such operational points.
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Bengaluru has been in headlines these days for its pothole-ridden roads after having seen a number of deaths as a result of accidents this yr. The Karnataka Excessive Courtroom has additionally come down closely on the BBMP for negligence and delayed restore works throughout town. On this gentle, BBMP Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath set a deadline until yr finish to fill all main potholes within the metropolis, a number of experiences stated.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been vocal about Bengaluru’s supposedly crumbling infrastructure up to now, having recommended a expertise with patent, American Highway Patch, to restore town’s roads. She additionally questioned why BBMP and BDA officers are usually not punished for these lapses.