India, Nov. 16 -- Bengaluru residents are erupting in disbelief after the state Cabinet approved the rental of 46 mechanical sweeping machines for a whopping Rs.613.25 crore over seven years.

What stunned citizens most was the math, which many say simply "does not math."

The outrage was sparked after RWAs and citzens began breaking down the numbers online.

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"The math is not mathing," Whitefield Rising posted, questioning how renting 46 machines at roughly Rs.2 crore per machine per year adds up to over Rs.613 crore. They also raised concerns about whether these machines, like the city's existing fleet of 26, would end up ly...