1,277 POTHOLES YET Mehta takes to the streets to review condition of city roads after several complaints
MUMBAI: With the pothole count crossing the 1,200 mark this monsoon, the civic chief took to the streets on Monday to review the city roads.
On Monday, the pothole count reached 1,277 across the city.
After being bombarded with complaints, Ajoy Mehta has started assessing road repair works in parts of western suburbs.
During the visit, Mehta asked ward and civic road department officials to keep a strict check on the material used to fill potholes.
Over the past few days, several cases have been reported where f illed potholes were washed away owing to the poor quality of material used.
Facing flak for shoddy work, Mehta on Monday visited John Baptist Road in Bandra (West) and Nehru Road in Vakola to check the progress on road repair work.
The Bandra, Khar Road (H-west) ward has reported more than 50 potholes, while the number was 10 in Santacruz, Bandra East (H-east) ward. The BMC is using patchmaker and wonder patch technology to fill potholes.
“Taking note of the washout of recently-filled potholes at various places, the municipal commissioner has instructed us to check the material strictly. Also, he asked us to explain how pothole filling is done,” said a civic official who was part of the visit.
“He was satisfied with the work, but suggested monitoring it regularly and clearing the roads of encroachment,” added the official.
Most of the 1,277 potholes were reported on the voice of citizens’ website. Of these, 55 potholes have formed on newlybuilt roads.
Further, 60 potholes are reported on roads under a guarantee period, while 38 are reported on roads where potholes were already filled.
Till Monday evening, the civic body claimed to have filled 851 potholes.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has constructed at least 842 new roads at the cost of Rs2,000 crore over the past one year.
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