Bengaluru, Oct. 15 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday urged citizens to "build Bengaluru up, not tear it down," after Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw publicly criticised the city's poor roads and waste management.

Responding to Mazumdar-Shaw's post on X about a foreign visitor's dismay over Bengaluru's infrastructure, Shivakumar said the government was acting "with focus and urgency" to address civic challenges. "Yes, challenges exist, but we're addressing them with focus and urgency. Rs.1,100 crore has been sanctioned for road repairs, 10,000+ potholes identified, and over 5,000 already fixed on priority," he said.

He added that under the newly constituted Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), the East Corp...