90-day plan launched to fix Bengaluru roads, garbage and ORR traffic

Facing mounting criticism over collapsing civic infrastructure, the Karnataka government launches a time-bound 90-day plan to fix potholes, garbage, unfinished works, and traffic on Bengaluru’s ORR.

With civic frustration at a peak, the Karnataka government on September 24 unveiled a 90-day action plan to rescue Bengaluru’s crumbling infrastructure. The plan was tabled at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, attended by top officials of various departments, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, civic activist R.K. Misra, and industry representatives.

Mazumdar-Shaw called the roadmap “time-bound", assuring citizens that visible changes will be seen in the coming three months. She said pothole-filling, asphalting, white-topping, ORR redevelopment, and progress on 12 high-density corridors are all on the immediate agenda.

Attended a comprehensive meeting held by CS ⁦@shalinirajnish⁩ to discuss city infra improvement. We now have a time bound roadmap for roads garbage n debris management. ⁦@GBAChiefComm⁩ ⁦@rk_misra⁩ ⁦⁦@nnarasimhan⁩ ELCITA n all agencies were present 🤞 pic.twitter.com/1cHNtetyJV

— Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (@kiranshaw) September 24, 2025

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Misra broke down the plan: October will target potholes and resurfacing to make roads motorable, November will emphasize citizen responsibility under “My Street, My Responsibility” for garbage management, and December will involve corporate participation, especially along the Outer Ring Road (ORR), where 25 lakh IT employees commute daily.

The plan also pushes demand management through carpooling and congestion pricing. Misra explained that under the proposed model, cars with only one occupant on ORR could face automatic FASTag deductions, while carpoolers would be exempt. He pointed out that London and Singapore have successfully used similar models.

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To ensure accountability, a new contract management app will track procurement to payments—contractors won’t be paid without proof of progress. Poor-quality work will trigger blacklisting, per Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s directive.

Other measures include fast-tracking the ORR Metro, improving inter-campus connectivity for IT parks, and strict quality checks on materials like VG-30 bitumen. Misra added that with empowered municipal commissioners and strict monitoring, “significant improvements should be visible within 2–3 months.”

For a city drowning in potholes, garbage, and traffic gridlocks, Bengaluru’s residents will now wait to see if this 90-day blitz can deliver a real turnaround.

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