Bengaluru: Bengaluru Central City Corporation has filled 190 potholes using jet-patcher machines, repairing 3,545 square metres of road surface, according to data provided by the civic body.Chickpet division accounted for the highest number of repairs, with 87 potholes filled during the period. Shantinagar division reported 50 potholes repaired, followed by Shivajinagar with 42 and CV Raman Nagar with 11. The average area repaired per pothole was 18.65 square metres, according to the corporation’s data.The jet-patcher technology was demonstrated on Sept 11 under the supervision of Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda. The machines were deployed later that month to repair damaged stretches on arterial and sub-arterial roads under the corporation’s jurisdiction.The pothole-repair method using a jet-patcher involves the use of cold-mix semi-dense bituminous concrete with emulsion for potholes up to 50 mm deep. The procedure includes marking potholes or damaged patches into regular shapes and sizes before carrying out repairs.Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) plans to deploy five jet-patcher machines by Sept 2027 to repair an estimated 14,041 square metres of road surface at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore. The estimated cost of repairs using the technology is Rs 1,448 per square metre.The 3,545 square metres repaired so far account for about 25% of the targeted road surface. To meet the target, the corporation will have to repair another 10,496 square metres by the end of the programme.
