Updated On: 23 July, 2022 10:13 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Soak pits will be constructed in new roads to improve water percolation through the surface

BMC workers filling potholes near Aarey dairy at Aarey Colony, Goregaon. Pic/Satej Shinde
Mumbai`s roads will be pothole-free in two years announced, the civic body on Saturday after a review meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)`s release stated that the cement concretization (CC) of 236 kilometers of the city`s roads was underway at a cost of Rs 2,200 crore, while 423 kilometers of roads will be taken up in 2023-24 fiscal. The release further added, soak pits will be constructed in new roads to improve water percolation through the surface.