Mumbai potholes

Deplorable state of roads reflects gross civic apathy: Bombay HC orders civic authorities to pay Rs. 6 lakh compensation for pothole deaths

October 15, 2025 2:29 am

Stressing on the need for compensation, the HC said it will compel the state government and civic authorities "to put their house in order" by initiating action against errant officers and defaulting contractors/engineers

BMC case against SRA developer over improper rainwater drainage

September 23, 2025 10:57 pm

In a bid to fix potholes, the BMC has deployed one road engineer for each of its 227 wards to conduct daily inspections and proactively fill pits to prevent untoward incidents

Potholed Mumbai: 4 VIP wards in Mumbai stand out with only 127 pothole complaints per ward as against an average of 355 in others

August 04, 2025 8:59 am

The average is 355 complaints per ward in the other 20 wards

Potholed Mumbai: Bhandup, Andheri West and Mulund account for 38% of city potholes as complaints rise to over 3,300 in 11 days

July 30, 2025 9:12 am

BMC officials say being fixed immediately; over one-third of complaints from three wards

Over 6,758 potholes recorded across Mumbai since monsoon onset

July 19, 2025 10:10 am

The BMC fixes the potholes using mastic, with an average of 8-10 mastic cookers deployed across the city on a daily basis

Mumbai: BMC appoints secondary engineers across 227 wards to inspect roads, fill potholes

June 09, 2025 11:22 pm

According to officials, while the number of potholes have decreased gradually over the past three years, contractors have been appointed for roads which are yet to be concretised

Bombay HC disposes contempt plea alleging non-compliance of orders on potholes, roads by civic bodies; revives PIL for 'constant vigil'

October 09, 2024 12:04 am

Disposing of the contempt plea, the court added that the authorities should promptly address grievances by “bringing up a culture of administrative responsiveness and accountability” and also display information regarding ongoing works.

BMC slated to fix all potholes in city ahead of Ganeshotsav

August 23, 2024 7:03 pm

Bombay HC says BMC's responsibility to ensure motorable roads, can't monitor every road accident due to potholes

March 12, 2024 7:42 am

Civic body says problem of potholes will be reduced after concretisation of roads gets completed

Despite concretisation of roads, BMC records highest number of potholes this year

August 20, 2023 3:29 pm

The civic data also stated that in 2019, the city saw 94,918 potholes while in 2020, 65,617 potholes were reported in Mumbai.