Bengaluru road repair collapses in 48 hours? Viral video sparks outrage over GBA’s ‘patchwork’

Bengaluru residents express frustration over poorly maintained roads, citing a recently repaired stretch that deteriorated within 48 hours.

Published on: Sep 30, 2025, 09:14:14 IST

By Anagha Deshpande

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In a viral video making rounds on social media, a Bengaluru resident has exposed what many are calling a brazen failure of civic engineering. A road stretch at Channasandra Circle that was “repaired” on 27 September already crumbled just 48 hours later, the resident claimed.

The footage shows the patched surface giving way, with water pooling and seepage visible. (X/@weekendbiker)

The footage shows the patched surface giving way, with water pooling and seepage visible, strong evidence, locals say, of a long-neglected drainage leak. “This patchwork won’t last one spell of rain,” the resident wrote in their post, tagging the Greater Bengaluru Authority (@GBA_office).

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Anagha Deshpande
Anagha Deshpande is Deputy Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times. She is currently part of the news team. Before moving into this role, she worked with the Bengaluru desk, where she extensively covered civic issues, Karnataka politics, infrastructure, and urban governance. Over the past seven years, Anagha has worked across multiple facets of digital journalism, including reporting, editing, and video production. She briefly stepped away from journalism, only to realize that the newsroom is where she has the most fun. Her interests lie in tracking national and state politics, particularly South Indian politics, as well as social issues and public policy. She has previously worked with Deccan Herald, Mid-day, The Federal, and ThePrint, and has lived and worked in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, and Chennai. When she isn't chasing stories, Anagha enjoys long aimless walks, reading, hiking, discovering new teas, and, by her own admission, overthinking almost everything.Read More

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