Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will construct roads in Mumbai that will remain free of potholes for the next 30 years. At the ‘Bhumi Poojan’ event of the development works by the BMC, the deputy CM said that the life cycle of these roads will be monitored through satellite to ensure quality works.
10 December,2022 11:23 PM IST | Mumbai#BMC chief IS Chahal holds meeting with ward officials, road engineers; directs them to inspect roads, map potholes and fill them at the earliest
29 September,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiBMC claims it is wary of past scams so wants to ensure transparency; citizens say even the new repairs are shoddy. The BMC’s Twitter account is also filled with complaints, which have given fresh ammo to opposition corporators who allege corruption in the BMC and trash its “no-scam” claim.
28 September,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiMumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar attended a press conference on September 26 in which she said, "I will be visiting the areas from where complaints of potholes are coming and will take stock of the potholes, and take action against those responsible. I have also ordered every ward of Mumbai to pay attention to it".
27 September,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiCitizens and Twitter users disagree; sources say civic officials caught up in Covid-19 management and vaccination drive.
23 June,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiA designer fabric loses it value the moment even a single thread comes loose. However, the five hundred meter stretch just before the octroi and the toll naka at Dahisar still generates more than Rs 1.70 crore everyday in spite of filled with potholes. There sizes of the potholes are so huge that barricades have been places on their sides. The 100-meter ride on bike just before the toll and after the toll naka can give one such heavy back pain that all the balm advertisers would be ashamed as none of them can cure it. Vehicles are more seen in garages than parking lots, but the authorities don't even blink their eyes because they are minting money from here. Story & Video By - Varun Singh,MId-Day
06 August,2010 12:00 PM ISTMNS activists today allegedly held BMC officials and engineers captive at their office, warning that they would not be allowed to go until a written assurance was given to address the city's potholes menace. Story by Team Mid-Day Video by Nigel, Mid-Day
24 July,2013 05:45 PM ISTA nine year old boy, riding pillion on his mother's scooter, came under the wheels of a private bus as she swerved to the right to avoid a pothole, and the bus grazed her Honda Activa.
24 August,2015 09:08 PM ISTIn an appalling incident, a 45-year-old man was accidentally buried alive while he slipped into a pothole in Madhya Pradesh's Katni District. The man was buried alive after careless workers stuffed the crater with molten bituminous material and ran a dumper over it to level the stretch.
21 September,2015 12:51 PM ISTA 16-year-old, who was riding pillion, came under the wheels of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus after the rider lost control.
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