Get this: Bengaluru municipal corporation's unpaid bills up 7706% in 4 yrs

Since 2013-14, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's pending bills-for projects begun in previous years-grew 76 times, from Rs 15 crore to Rs Rs 1,171 crore

As India’s fifth-largest city and technology capital battles flooding, a sea of potholes, uncleared garbage and unfinished projects, the municipal corporation’s unpaid bills rose 7706% over four years and–six months into 2017–no more than 3.6% of its budget for new projects was spent, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of data released by Janaagraha, a think tank.

Since 2013-14, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP’s) pending bills–for projects begun in previous years–grew 76 times,