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More than 90 per cent potholes fixed, says BMC

Friday, 30 August 2013 09:13 administrator
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The Indian Express              30.08.2013 

More than 90 per cent potholes fixed, says BMC

More than 90 per cent of potholes on visarjan routes have been fixed, BMC has claimed. Additional municipal commissioner (roads) SVR Srinivas said, "We had planned to get the city roads ready for Ganeshotsav processions. As planned, we managed to cover a lot of ground."

During monsoon this year, 30,000 potholes have been reported in the city. Of these, 600-odd are left, Srinivas said.

However, Brihanmumbai Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samanvay Samiti (BSGSS) said potholes remain on both major and minor roads. "The repair work is confined to big roads, while potholes in small gullies are ignored," said Girish Walawalkar, secretary, BSGSS.

"Ganesh Mandals dig up roads for making pandals. On an average, each mandal creates 8-10 potholes," said Srinivas.

According to BSGSS, there are over 11,500 mandals in the city, of which 200 are big. Walawalkar said, "BMC fines us Rs 2,000 for each spot. We close them right after celebrations. If the BMC fails to complete repair, we will take it up ourselves."