With the BMC struggling to get its pothole-filling act right for years, the government appointed Standing Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) has finally decided to give the civic body a list of precise instructions on how to fill them. What's more, with the SOP going online, citizens, too, can keep an eye on the procedure.

As per STAC's standard operation procedure (SOP) that was issued last week, BMC officials will now be using materials such as emulsion, wet mix, granular sub-base and lime powder. Lime power, which helps keep the mix stable, was not compulsory earlier, sources said. mid-day has a copy of the SOP circular.