Bengaluru: Outer Ring Road Caves In During Peak Hours; Traffic Diverted

Cave In Roads

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Near Karthik Nagar

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Bengaluru Police

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Infrastructure Concerns

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Social Media Critics

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Improving The Roads

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Expediting Process

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Outer Ring Road

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