BHOPAL: The Bhopal Municipal Corporation
(BMC) has started patchwork of roads damaged after heavy rains earlier
this month. The corporation claims to have started repair work from
Thursday.

“Since the weather is good, the corporation has begun
road repair work from Thursday night. There are almost 100-150 roads,
which are to be maintained by the corporation. If the weather is
supportive, the repair work will be completed in a week’s time,” BMC
commissioner Rajneesh Shrivastava claimed.

“We have also asked other agencies to complete their share of work to
provide residents a smooth drive,” the commissioner added.

Major
roads, including link road No. 2, Jyoti Talkies road, JK road and
Shahpura road which were damaged due to rains are the primary target of
the civic body, official said. The roads leading to 10 No. market and 11
No. bus stop which were badly damaged, would be fixed soon, they added.

Many important roads like the one connecting Chetak bridge to Jyoti talkies, Hoshangabad road, the road in the Bus Rapid Transit Systems (BRTS) were renovated only a month ago. But heavy rains severely damaged many roads.

“The roads, which were renovated a month ago by contractors are still
under the warranty period for three years. As per the contract,
contractor will have to maintain roads for three years,” the
commissioner said.