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This is an archive article published on August 5, 2023
Aug 9 deadline for PMC engineers to fix potholes; warned of admin action
PMC has all necessary resources to repair the roads, and it must take full advantage of the few days when there is no rain, Dhakane said.
The broken road near Mitramandal Chowk. (Express Photo by Pavan Khengre)
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Aug 9 deadline for PMC engineers to fix potholes; warned of admin action
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Making use of the lull in monsoon rain, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to patch all potholes on city roads on war footing. Setting a deadline—August 9—for all potholes to be fixed, PMC has warned of administrative action against the junior engineer in charge of the road if he fails get the work done.
With the onse of the monsoon, potholes began to emerge across the city, leading to traffic chaos, making commute a misery for people. The PMC had patched all roads ahead of the monsoon but the shoddy repairs were exposed when rains began. This led the civic administration to issue a show cause notice to engineers responsible for the specific roads. Even while the administration is repairing roads round the clock, the issue has not seen a successful resolution.
“I have taken a review of the ongoing road repair work. PMC has focused on 15 main roads and those connecting them for repairing on urgent basis.
Each road has been assigned to a junior engineer. If potholes are found on these roads after August 9, then action will be taken against the engineer,” said Vikas Dhakane, additional municipal commissioner.
The 15 selected roads, which measure to a total of 92 km, are the busiest roads of the city, he said. If these roads are repaired, he added, much of the traffic chaos will be resolved.
PMC has all necessary resources to repair the roads, and it must take full advantage of the few days when there is no rain, Dhakane said.
The roads most affected are Katraj-Kondhwa, Sinhagad, Pune-Solapur, and a stretch of the old Mumbai-Pune highway. The ongoing work on the Metro rail and flyovers in the city has added to the ongoing issues. It is mainly the internal roads that connect the main roads that are most damaged.
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