Ahd: Fear of potholes follows first drizzle

AHMEDABAD: With just days left before monsoon rains start to lash Ahmedabad, civic officials have their hands crossed. The ghost of 'Vikas Gando Thayo Che' is still haunting public and civic officials. A senior Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) reputable candidly admits that roads along the Metro corridor-which are to be maintained via MEGA - are the weak spots and would possibly open up as ulcers or potholes.

There are 16 road spots along the Metro-rail corridor, in keeping with this reputable, that need consistent monitoring. Two weeks ago AMC had just finished laying a drainage line along Ranip road. Shwetang Patel from the area says, "The contractor has loosely covered up the dug-up spot with mud. We fear a sink hole soon on this length."

In west zone, within the last one month, there have been at least 67 road court cases from Paldi space, 45 from Navrangpura and 24 from SP stadium. Last week at Sthanakwasi Jain society in Naranpura a small cave-in gave the impression, while contributors of Gokul flats in SP Stadium complained concerning the contractor carelessly masking up the dug-up spot with dust after laying a drainage line. At Laxmi Society close to legislation garden residents were complaining of potholes and uneven roads.