MUMBAI: The BMC on Saturday claimed it has coated 90% of the potholes within the town. However, a have a look at the roads revealed a short-cut adopted through the contractors at many puts: use of the banned paver blocks.
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Consequently, citizens and politicians accused the BMC of providing misleading data. They puzzled the BMC how it could use paver blocks when the civic frame had taken a coverage determination to not use it for road work.
On Thursday, the civic administration had given an assurance to the BMC common frame meeting- i.e., the House of 227 corporators-that it would fill the all potholes through Sunday.
Additional municipal commissioner Vijay Singhal said, "We have filled over 90% of potholes and the remaining work will be completed by Sunday. We are using cold mix for the potholes. In a few places paver blocks have been used as we are in the process of appointing new contractors for those areas. Paver blocks are a temporary solution."
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Andheri-based activist Godfrey Pimenta said the BMC is trying to fool citizens. "Their claim that most of the potholes are filled is false, as one can notice potholes across in the city. Outside my office in Marol, there is a big crater for the past few days and it only becoming bigger, but the BMC hasn't bothered to fill it. There is no ground survey to understand the reality. They are just interested in make statistics to show that everything is good."
Bandra corporator Asif Zakaria (Congress) said, "They are putting any kind of material to fill potholes, and it gives in after rain. They are also using paver blocks to fill potholes. They claimed that they have cold-mix which is more effective to fill potholes even during rain. Then why are they not using it? Is it because they fear that their claim will get exposed?."
Civic officers said the condition of the roads are higher than up to now, and problems are happening mainly in Bandra and Andheri (East) because the contractor appointed in those areas for road resurfacing work had performed a shoddy work. Recently the BMC blacklisted the contractor and cancelled his contract for filling pothole right through monsoon, an reputable said adding that the BMC is within the process to appointing a brand new contractor. "Till then, we are trying to fill the potholes with paver blocks," an reputable said.
Meanwhile, the Congress continued its campaign to rely potholes in various portions of town to publish the problem.
City Congress started a campaign to consult with various areas to rely potholes and inform civic administration about it. City Congress president Sanjay Nirupam said, "The administration providing false figure, there are thousands of potholes on the road and they failed to attend most of them. Its complete failure of civic administration and ruling party, they are waiting to Kalyan like disaster (death due to pothole) to be happen in the city due to pothole."
READ ALSO: Traffic stalls due to potholes, weekend rush
Consequently, citizens and politicians accused the BMC of providing misleading data. They puzzled the BMC how it could use paver blocks when the civic frame had taken a coverage determination to not use it for road work.
On Thursday, the civic administration had given an assurance to the BMC common frame meeting- i.e., the House of 227 corporators-that it would fill the all potholes through Sunday.
Additional municipal commissioner Vijay Singhal said, "We have filled over 90% of potholes and the remaining work will be completed by Sunday. We are using cold mix for the potholes. In a few places paver blocks have been used as we are in the process of appointing new contractors for those areas. Paver blocks are a temporary solution."
READ ALSO: Kalyan’s potholes land bike-borne disaster management reputable in ICU
Andheri-based activist Godfrey Pimenta said the BMC is trying to fool citizens. "Their claim that most of the potholes are filled is false, as one can notice potholes across in the city. Outside my office in Marol, there is a big crater for the past few days and it only becoming bigger, but the BMC hasn't bothered to fill it. There is no ground survey to understand the reality. They are just interested in make statistics to show that everything is good."
Bandra corporator Asif Zakaria (Congress) said, "They are putting any kind of material to fill potholes, and it gives in after rain. They are also using paver blocks to fill potholes. They claimed that they have cold-mix which is more effective to fill potholes even during rain. Then why are they not using it? Is it because they fear that their claim will get exposed?."
Civic officers said the condition of the roads are higher than up to now, and problems are happening mainly in Bandra and Andheri (East) because the contractor appointed in those areas for road resurfacing work had performed a shoddy work. Recently the BMC blacklisted the contractor and cancelled his contract for filling pothole right through monsoon, an reputable said adding that the BMC is within the process to appointing a brand new contractor. "Till then, we are trying to fill the potholes with paver blocks," an reputable said.
Meanwhile, the Congress continued its campaign to rely potholes in various portions of town to publish the problem.
City Congress started a campaign to consult with various areas to rely potholes and inform civic administration about it. City Congress president Sanjay Nirupam said, "The administration providing false figure, there are thousands of potholes on the road and they failed to attend most of them. Its complete failure of civic administration and ruling party, they are waiting to Kalyan like disaster (death due to pothole) to be happen in the city due to pothole."
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