BENGALURU: The BBMP has informed the Karnataka high court that of 3,071 potholes identified in the city’s eight zones, 899 have been filled up till 6am Thursday.In an affidavit filed before the high court, BBMP engineer-in-chief (in-charge) MR Venkatesh sought three more days to fill the remaining potholes.A division bench headed by Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari allowed the request and adjourned the hearing to September 24.“By Monday, it has to be zero. Anything above is not acceptable. We hope you’ll able to complete the job,” the bench observed. The affidavit was filed after the Chief Justice’s observation on Wednesday that the court expected the civic body to ensure the city was free from potholes by Thursday.When the court started proceedings in the morning, the Chief Justice told the BBMP advocate to state the position on potholes by 1.15pm. The court took up the matter before lunch and asked about the progress. V Sreenidhi, BBMP counsel who submitted the affidavit, told the court 899 potholes have been filled up and the BBMP needed three more days to fill the rest.The bench asked SR Anuradha, counsel for the petitioners, whether she would vouch for the civic agency’s work. The counsel said she hadn’t seen such activity in the area where she resides.She claimed Bengaluru had 13,000 potholes. The high court, in turn, asked additional advocate general AS Ponnanna, who stood by the BBMP counsel’s statement. “We don’t doubt his statement. Unfortunately, there was no rain yesterday,” the Chief Justice said.He said pothole-filling is not a heroic act, but the BBMP’s basic duty. The HC bench said BBMP’s actions help improve the city’s ratings.The BBMP affidavit said Mahadevapura zone has 709 potholes — the highest — and not one has been filled yet.

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