This year the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started the process to tackle the menace of potholes early. It has invited Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) suppliers and plant owners to demonstrate filling potholes and bad patches using the technologies of Rapid Hardening Concrete and Reactive Asphalt. It is proposed to carry out pothole filling work before and during the monsoon of 2023.

The scope of work includes cutting potholes into geometrical shapes, filling them using appropriate technology, and having a Defect Liability Period for at least 3 years. Last year, the BMC floated a tender to fill potholes using the same technology with DLP of 15 months in August, but did not get any response and then had to turn to its old contractors.