Bengaluru launches month-long civic improvement drive across 43 wards

The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has launched a month-long civic improvement campaign across 43 wards in Bengaluru, bringing together five municipal corporations and multiple government agencies to address road damage, potholes, waste accumulation and other neighbourhood infrastructure problems.

The Ward One campaign began on Sunday, November 1, with officials instructed to coordinate repair and maintenance work across the selected areas.

The 43 wards are spread across Bengaluru’s five municipal corporations: South, North, West, East and Central.

The campaign will prioritise filling potholes, repairing damaged road surfaces and junctions, removing accumulated waste and debris, and improving pedestrian infrastructure, reported The Indian Express.

Other works include repairing footpath kerbstones and slabs, fixing manhole covers, restoring non-functional streetlights and removing dry or potentially hazardous tree branches.

The initiative will also address problems involving multiple agencies, including electricity poles, water leakages and damaged pipelines.

Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda reviewed preparations for the campaign and directed officials to coordinate with agencies including the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM), Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), Metro authorities and traffic police.

He also instructed officials to involve residents and resident welfare associations in identifying local problems and monitoring improvements.

The campaign is intended to go beyond routine cleaning drives by addressing several civic issues within selected neighbourhoods through coordinated action.

At Silk Board Junction, where the campaign was formally launched, the minister also directed officials to prepare a plan for a new drain towards HSR Layout to address recurring waterlogging and flooding during heavy rainfall.

The GBA aims to complete as many identified improvements as possible by the end of November.

The initiative will test whether coordinated planning across municipal corporations and government departments can improve basic civic services and address Bengaluru’s recurring neighbourhood infrastructure problems.