Civic agencies leave death trap on ITPL Road

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: What’s more dangerous to motorists than a pothole on roads? A protruding manhole covered by concrete and slab, reaching well above the road level, was brought to light by a Twitter handle. Highlighting how dangerous the set up was, the account said, “Except for a heavy vehicle, any other vehicle will just topple.

Bikes and autos should be very careful.” They also added pictures of a manhole located opposite the ITPL main gate. Many other residents of the city resonated with the tweet. “We have many of these across Whitefield. ECC road has one every 50 meters.

I have never seen such projections in any other country. Very unique to BBMP,” said Ramesh. “It shows BBMP and BWSSB coordination. Every time road construction happens, a manhole gets down, and when BWSSB works, the manhole goes up,” said another user Anand Rai.