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Aren't potholes a pain in the back? Ask Justice Kanade

Kanade, the second-most senior judge of the HC, recently travelled from the city to Borivli and suffered back pain for a week because of the potholes.

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Justice VM Kanade of the Bombay High Court (HC) on Tuesday had a question, a suggestion and a warning to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on the city's potholes.

Kanade, the second-most senior judge of the HC, recently travelled from the city to Borivli and suffered back pain for a week because of the potholes.

His question to the BMC: "In places like Hind Mata and other low-lying areas, where there is flooding during monsoon, what is the BMC doing?" He was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) by advocate Atal Bihari Dubey.

Then came his suggestion. "While allotting road repair contracts, why don't you take an undertaking from the contactor that potholes will not occur after repairs?"

Finally, he served a warning. "Either you do that or we will direct you to do the same." This statement came while the court was hearing a second PIL, by Vivekanand Gupta. The court then asked the civic body to respond by September 2. "It takes almost two hours to travel from Bandra to Borivli. Potholes are a recurrent issue," the PIL said.

"Yes, problems persist in those areas. But the Brihanmumbai storm water disposal system (Brimstowad) project will address the issue,"BMC counsel S U Kamdar replied/

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed the HC that it was possible to issue weather forecasts every six hours during monsoon.

The IMD also filed an affidavit stating that it has selected new sites for Doppler radars for better weather updates and has asked the BMC for land. The HC posted the matter for further hearing after two weeks.

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