The Times of India   14.08.2012

New material to fill potholes in Nashik

NASHIK: Concerned over the quality and life of materials used usually to fill potholes, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has started using cold mix to fill the potholes across the city's roads particularly during the monsoon. The trial run began on August 11 when the potholes from Raviwar Karanja to Shalimar were filled with the cold mix.

The new technology was announced by municipal commissioner Sanjay Khandare on August 9 when he said, "Generally a hot mix is used to fill potholes, but it does not work during the monsoon. Hence, we are planning to use a cold mix to fill the potholes on the roads during the monsoon. This is a quality material having good life and rainwater doesn't damage it. It costs 50% more than the usual material. This new technology is already being used in Mumbai."

Potholes in the city have become a major concern with citizens complaining about low quality work. As a solution, the NMC decided to adopt the Mumbai method of dealing with potholes on a trial basis to begin with.

"We have started with the new technology on August 11 and would fill up potholes in specific areas of the city. We want to check how feasible the technology is," said an engineer of the NMC's public works department. He said that the technology would be used based on the rate of its success.