Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Kolkata Roads to Get Makeover Before Durga Puja, Minister Assures
In the city of Kolkata, many roads are broken and full of big holes called potholes.
The holes happened because it rained a lot.
Rainwater got inside the road and made it weak.
Cars and buses kept driving over the weak parts, so the roads broke apart.
The people in charge of the city want to fix the roads.
They promised to repair the worst roads by October 10.
That is just before Durga Puja, a big festival.
The repair work will be done in layers.
The smooth top layer will be put on after the rainy season is over.
That way, the new roads will last longer and be safe for everyone.
Bengal Urban Development Minister Agnimitra Paul assured that Kolkata's crumbling roads will be repaired by October 10, ahead of Durga Puja.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari directed that all roads in very poor condition be completed by October 10.
Roadwork will be carried out in three layers, with the top bituminous layer laid after the monsoon.
Heavy rains have caused deep potholes and undulations on the EM Bypass, Dum Dum, Garia, Salt Lake, VIP Road and Belghoria Expressway.
A KMDA official said water seeping into lower layers and repeated traffic break down roads, making proper drainage crucial.
- Who
- Bengal Urban Development Minister Agnimitra Paul, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, and a Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) official.
- What
- A promise to repair Kolkata's rain-damaged roads by October 10, ahead of Durga Puja.
- When
- Announced on Wednesday; the repair deadline is October 10.
- Where
- Kolkata, including the EM Bypass, Dum Dum, Garia, Salt Lake, VIP Road and Belghoria Expressway.
- Why
- Repeated heavy rain created deep potholes and surface damage, and repairs were ordered before the Durga Puja festival.
- Minister
- Agnimitra Paul
- Repair deadline
- October 10
- Occasion
- Before Durga Puja
- Roadwork plan
- Three layers; top bituminous layer after monsoon
- DPR status
- Details received; detailed project reports to be prepared immediately
- Affected roads
- EM Bypass, Dum Dum, Garia, Salt Lake, VIP Road, Belghoria Expressway
- Cause of damage
- Heavy rain, water seepage into lower layers and repeated traffic
- Status of DPRs
- Details received; DPRs will be prepared immediately