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How many years for roads to be completely motorable: Bombay High Court questions BMC
June 30, 2026 11:27 am
The Bombay High Court on Monday questioned the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as to how many years it would require to make a statement that all the roads in the city under its purview are completely motorable and are without any potholes or open manholes.
Damaged chambers, potholes turn Nigdi-Pimpri service road into daily ordeal
April 20, 2026 8:22 pm
Frustrated residents of Pimpri-Chinchwad are demanding accountability for a "half-foot deep" height difference between new road surfaces and old drainage chambers in Nigdi-Pimpri stretch.
Chandigarh roads crumbling, re-carpeting not done for years
May 18, 2025 8:12 am
Residents and councillors have voiced concern over the impact of these poor road conditions on public convenience.
Truckers call off stir after govt assurance of repair work on national highway stretch
January 25, 2025 1:20 pm
The Mizoram Truck Owners' Association (MTOA) and Mizoram Truck Drivers' Association (MTDA) said in a statement that the strike was lifted at 6:30 pm on Friday, as the government took steps to repair potholes on the worst-affected Kawnpui-Khamrang stretch.
Centre sitting on funds, 36,000-km rural roads in Punjab cry for attention
June 16, 2024 9:58 am
There is no money for repair as the Centre has not released Rs 6,767 crore towards Rural Development Fund (RDF) and Mandi Development Fund (MDF). These funds go into maintenance and repair of agriculture infrastructure.
Activists file PIL, want committee to oversee reports on state of roads
May 09, 2023 4:16 am
The committee submitted a report with 130 points.
Bad road connecting Panchkula and Chandigarh leaves residents upset
August 28, 2014 4:18 am
Mayor Upinder Walia said that the MC hopes to start the repair work after the elections are over.
Dirty water,bad roads raise the heat
September 17, 2013 1:17 am
R-Central Ward,famous for its greenscape,faces chronic problem of contaminated water and traffic bottlenecks and the residents are angry about it,finds Dipti Sonawala
Civic bodies face music for bad roads,thanks to rarely used law
August 12, 2013 1:59 am
A law enacted in 1949,which was seldom put to use,has become a potent tool to act against the civic authorities for the bad conditions of the roads in the cities and towns across Maharashtra.
Bad roads lead to breakdown of low-floor buses
June 23, 2012 1:43 am
The Delhi Transport Corporations low-floor buses is finding the going tough on bad roads.
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