The BMC is exploring three new methods to repair potholes and has also decided to survey roads and surface bad patches before the next monsoon. The civic body, as an experiment, filled three potholes at Anik Wadala Link Road using three different methods to find out which one is more sustainable.

An official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said, “We currently use cold mix which has its own limitations. It is used to fill potholes on asphalt roads and is quite effective, but it needs time to dry. However, as traffic is allowed soon after, vehicles pull out the material from the holes. So, the civic body has decided to explore other methods.”