Bengaluru, June 23 (TIWN) The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which drew flak from the public for spending Rs 23 crore for the facelift of 14 km roads in Bengaluru ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit, is again finding itself on a spot.

In a bid to provide pothole-free roads, the BBMP is all set to go ahead and white-top 28 major roads in the city. White-topping is a process where normal bitumen asphalted roads are given a concrete topping in the hope of giving them a longer life and to prevent potholes.  But with the hope of having better roads comes longer waiting times in traffic as roads are going to be partially closed during the makeover. Moreover, simultaneous works in multiple stretches will compound the problem.  According to BBMP officials, the entire process is going to take a good 11 months and will be finished only in August next year. The civic body estimates a stretch of 1 km of road to take 10 days to be white-topped.  Currently, the process of white-topping is underway in Bannerghatta Road, Mysore Road, Outer Ring Road (KR Puram-Old Madras Road stretch).