Bumpy ride on city roads to continue

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials are waiting for a dry spell to take up repairs. GHMC zonal commissioner (central zone) Bhaskar told reporters around 155 stretches measuring 14 km had been damaged by rains.

Though municipal authorities could fill up potholes with bitumen, it would only act as a temporary solution. “The bitumen would go off with rains within two days. Relaying the roads is the only solution,’’ Bhaskar said.

Bhaskar was speaking to reporters, along with additional commissioner of police (traffic) CV Anand and GHMC additional commissioner (traffic and transportation) Subba Rao, after handing over traffic umbrellas and disaster management equipment to police, for better traffic control during the monsoon. Traffic policemen were also provided with disaster management boxes containing chain saws, cable cutter, dragon light, motors to pump water.