Freshly laid road dug up again: Residents angry over repeated damage in Doddanekundi

Lack of coordination between civic agencies leaves a newly asphalted road in ruins just weeks after work was completed.

A freshly asphalted road in Doddanekundi, off Sarjapur Road, has once again been damaged, causing anger among residents who had waited nearly a year to see the stretch repaired. Locals say the surface, which finally received asphalt recently, was cut open barely 20 days later by the water board citing a Cauvery pipeline issue.

Residents allege that while the pipeline repair was completed, the agency left without restoring the road properly. Instead of relaying asphalt, workers reportedly filled the stretch with gravel, jelly stones and dust, leaving the newly improved road uneven and unsafe. Within days, potholes began to appear, leading to skidding incidents involving two-wheelers.

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People living in Janatha Colony and the surrounding area say this reflects a long-standing issue: one department lays the road while another digs it up, with no coordination between agencies. They point out that the road had not been asphalted for nearly a year, and just when residents finally saw progress, the surface was cut again.

A local woman, who runs a salon on the stretch, expressed frustration that the road in front of her shop was dug up soon after it was repaired. She questioned why the water board could not complete its work before asphalting or at least restore the road fully after finishing the pipeline job.

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Residents also claim that the Bengaluru civic body has refused to asphalt the damaged portion again, saying they cannot repair stretches that were not closed properly by the water board. This has left the community with a damaged road, loose gravel and fresh potholes on what was supposed to be a newly relaid stretch.

Locals have urged both departments to coordinate better and ensure that no roadwork is undertaken without checking pending utility work.