The proposal is to be tabled at the general body meeting (GBM) of the NMC
on March 18 for its approval. The works are to be carried out through
private contractors in all six divisions of the NMC – Nashik East,
Nashik West, Panchavati, Cidco, Satpur and Nashik Road. Tenders are to
be invited at divisional levels following the approval.

The
road repair works to be carried out is estimated to cost at Rs 2.95
crore in Nashik East division, Rs 2.98 crore in Nashik West, Rs 2.90
crore in Satpur division, Rs 3.52 crore in Cidco division, Rs 2.96 crore
in Nashik Road division and Rs 2.96 crore in Panchavati division of the
NMC.

Last year, the lack of proper planning in connection with road repairs
and filling of potholes had posed a big challenge before the civic
administration during monsoons. The then standing committee had pulled
up the officials of the NMC’s public works department ( PWD) for negligence and had given a week-time to fill up potholes on the roads.

A senior NMC official said, “We have already prepared proposal to carry
out road repairs and filling of potholes immediately. The tenders will
be invited from private contractors after we get an approval of the GBM.
The contracts of road repairs and pothole filling works are to be given
at divisional-level to the private contractors for the period of one
year.”

According to sources, the total length of the city roads
are around 2,809 kms, including 1,647 kms of tarring, 752 kms of khadi
(rock) roads and 410 kms of concrete roads. Roads with total length of
75 kms were constructed in the city in the last three years. The roads
in the city have not been resurfaced after the last Simhastha Kumbha.
Presently, civic body is spending on filling of potholes nd road
repairs only.