Bengaluru, Oct. 27 -- Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday hosted leading industry figures, including Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and former Infosys CFO TV Mohandas Pai, at a dinner meeting in Bengaluru to discuss solutions for the city's deteriorating civic infrastructure.

The engagement came days after both corporate leaders publicly criticised Bengaluru's crumbling roads, traffic congestion, and inadequate civic services.

Shivakumar, who introduced the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to streamline civic administration, sought inputs from the leaders on improving urban management.

"I met Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, TV Mohandas Pai, and others with my officials to seek their suggestions for improving Bengaluru. They h...