BENGALURU: Residents of Pulakeshinagar, Shantinagar, Sarvagnanagar, CV Raman Nagar , Hebbal and Shivajinagar can expect relief from pothole-marked roads , worn-out pavements and sewage overflowing from blocked drains as the BBMP is slated to take up development work in these areas in March.Roads in these areas were under the defective liability period till last month. “The DLP ended a month ago and footpaths are wearing out. In areas like Doddannagara and on Ambedkar College Road and RMV Club Road, blocked drains are affecting sewage flow,” a BBMP official said.Road development work will be taken up in two packages: one in Pulakeshinagar and Hebbal and the other in CV Raman Nagar, Shantinagar, Shivajinagar and Sarvagnanagar. “At a recent cabinet meeting, a sum of over Rs 8,000 crore was approved for BBMP work, and Rs 23.5crore will be used for development work in our areas. The tender was approved on November 13,” said Shivaprakash KM, executive engineer, BBMP (east).The work order will be issued soon and the work will commence in March, he added.Another BBMP official said the tender was floated in December 2017 but it was held up due to the assembly polls. Pythons, automated pothole-filling machines, are likely to be deployed in the six locations.

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