In a survey conducted by the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), so far 793 potholes have been detected in the city. This survey took place following two incidents of potholes deaths in Thane district in the last fortnight.
However, of the total, 620 have been filled so far. According to reports, the highest among these are in Diva ward with 284 potholes and the least in Mumbra ward with 36. The work of filling the other potholes is in progress, said an official.
For this, Thane district collector has directed MMRDA and MSRDC to form a dedicated team that would monitor all the roads within the district irrespective of the agency it falls under. Later, payment would be done by that particular agency to MMRDA and MSRDC.
The dedicated team will focus only on repairing these potholes that can be of PWD or NHAI also but can be repaired by this team. Moreover, this will be conducted under the guidance of DCP (traffic).
On the other hand, regular commuters and motorists claimed that areas like Vartak Nagar, Balkum and Naupada continue to be riddled with potholes contrary to the TMC’s survey.
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