On Jul 10, 2015, the Hindu reported the lack of coordination between BWSSB and BBMP : Unmaking Of A Road
This is not new, and yet every time it happens, we hear the same stories about how there is no communication between the agencies. The news report says that the agencies have been directed to meet once/week to improve coordination.
Our submission is that the process has to be aided by technology to provide transparency, and complete visibility. The projects can be easily located on the Bangalore map. This can happen as soon as the project intent is known. The updates will be instantaneously visible on the map, and thus conflicts can be highlighted. Decisions can be faster, and better-informed, with the aid of data.
In a related article in the same newspaper, Roads Still Riddled With Potholes, BBMP is said to have set a deadline of 10 days to fill 3623 potholes.
Once again, there is no sanctity to these numbers unless there is transparency. The same technology can be leveraged to identify the problem location, check that the fix location matches, and share with the public.