A chief engineer of a Bengaluru corporation explains that bitumen is used in asphalt mixes and its shortage has forced corporations to reconsider starting big asphalting works. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR
The ongoing conflict in West Asia has affected road repair and improvement work in Bengaluru as several asphalting projects in the city have stalled due to disruption of bitumen supply, sources in the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) confirmed to The Hindu.
A chief engineer from one of the Bengaluru corporations explained that bitumen is used in asphalt mixes and its shortage has forced corporations to reconsider starting asphalting work on a large scale. They now expect more disruptions in the coming days.
Published – 20 March 2026 21:21 IST
