In the past 10 years, the Bangalore City Corporation has spent Rs
17,802 crore on asphalting roads, said Yediyur councillor N R Ramesh.
Speaking
at the council meeting, Ramesh said that from 2003 to 2007, the then
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) had spent Rs 6,460.76 crore.
Interestingly, there were only three zones at the time. Five more zones
were added in 2007 and the BMP became BBMP. During the period (2007-10),
when the administrator was in charge of BBMP, it spent `8798.69 crore.
Since the councillors were elected in the past three years (2010-2013),
Rs 2,540 crore has been spent.
Ramesh said by spending so much
money, all roads in the state could have been developed. “Now, with the
GIS tag, all roads in Bangalore have a unique code. With this, road
history has to be maintained. This will avoid duplication of works,” he
said. He alleged the involvement of officials in road contracts and
demanded an inquiry.
BBMP Commissioner Lakshminarayana said an official committee will be constituted to look into spending on road works.
