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The big holes in BMC’s pothole-filling claim
Updated On: 31 August, 2022 07:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Civic body claims it has filled up more than 28,000 craters in the city in the last 12 days. Here is the truth
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Paver blocks have become loose on Kajupada Road at Jarimari in Kurla. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi (right) An uneven stretch on SV Road at Jogeshwari West on Tuesday. Pic/Anurag Ahire
Life will be less messy during Ganeshotsav, which starts today, BMC had promised with its claim of having filled over 28,000 potholes. But relief from bumpy and risky rides is unlikely anytime soon, mid-day has found. This newspaper picked half a dozen key roads to verify the civic body’s claims and discovered that many stretches on these thoroughfares are still dotted with craters. Also, shoddily filled potholes have created uneven spots on roads. In the 12 days preceding the Ganpati festival, the corporation said it went into overdrive to fix thousands of potholes across the city.
In the 12 days preceding the Ganpati festival, the corporation said it went into an overdrive to fix thousands of potholes across the city. It has also promised pothole-free roads in the city within two years. Activists and residents shared with mid-day the condition of Khar Market Road in Khar West, the arterial SV Road between Andheri and Jogeshwari at the end of Andheri flyover, Bandra’s Turner Road, Halav Bridge to New Mill Road at Kurla West, and the Pant Nagar Post Office Road at Ghatkopar.
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