Mysuru pauses white-topping works

Mysuru Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has ordered a 15-day halt to underground cable work until damaged drinking-water pipelines are repaired. (deccanherald.com) (starofmysore.com) Reddy issued the order at a review meeting with Mysuru City Corporation, Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation and other departments on April 28, 2026. He said public convenience had to come first while the city begins concrete roadwork. (thehindu.com) (deccanherald.com) The immediate trigger was pipeline damage during underground cabling and roadwork, which officials said risked disrupting water supply if repairs lagged behind construction. Reddy warned officials they would be held responsible if roads were dug up again after completion. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) (thehindu.com) White-topping is the practice of laying a concrete surface over an existing bitumen road to make it last longer and reduce repeated patchwork. Mysuru has approved the treatment for 12 roads, and work has already started on a 1-km stretch of Manandavadi Road. (starofmysore.com) (deccanherald.com) In the first phase, officials are taking up Manandavadi Road, Bogadi Road and Vishwamanava Double Road. Reddy told departments to finish or safeguard water lines, drains and power cables before concrete is laid. (thehindu.com) (starofmysore.com) The project is large enough that sequencing errors would be expensive. Karnataka’s cabinet approved roughly ₹391 crore to ₹393 crore for white-topping 12 arterial roads in Mysuru, covering about 46 km to 46.9 km. (thehindu.com) (projectstoday.com) (starofmysore.com) That scale also explains the district administration’s warning: if utilities fail after the concrete goes down, agencies would have to cut into newly finished roads to reach buried pipes and cables. Mysuru’s order is aimed at avoiding that cycle before the main resurfacing advances. (thehindu.com) (starofmysore.com) Reddy asked Mysuru City Corporation and Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation to submit a joint report after restoration work is completed. The roadwork can resume once the damaged pipelines are fixed and the underground network is secured. (starofmysore.com) (deccanherald.com)