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BMC will look after dot-holes to avoid potholes

Following his promise of pothole-free roads this monsoon, municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar has unveiled a new strategy. His team will now focus on dot-holes before they become potholes.

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Following his promise of pothole-free roads this monsoon, municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar has unveiled a new strategy. His team will now focus on dot-holes before they become potholes.

Kumar noted that despite spending over Rs40 crore on pothole repairs over the past four years, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been facing criticism from the media and citizens over the poor state of city roads. Last year, the rainfall was 52% more than the average — almost double the amount of rainfall in 2009. This worsened the condition of roads.

“To avoid this situation this year, the BMC has drawn a special plan to attend to dot-holes — the primary state of potholes,” said Kumar.

BMC’s road department will now carry out extensive road inspections before the onset of the monsoon. “The surface coat of the road gets damaged by heavy vehicles, rash driving, and continuous digging. This leads to dot-holes which turn into potholes,” said a road department engineer.

“Procedures for trenching and reinstatement have also been modified to reduce frequent digging of roads,” said Kumar. There are 34 major utilities, including MTNL, Reliance, Bharat Gas, Tata Power, MSEB and BEST, besides the BMC’s hydraulic and stormwater drains departments that need to dig roads.

“If the BMC allowed minimum digging and put in place stringent guidelines about reinstatement, the roads will remain in a good condition for longer durations,” said an official from the road department.

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