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Shinde Orders Pothole-Free Roads Ahead Of Ganeshotsav In Maharashtra
In Maharashtra, a big festival called Ganeshotsav is coming soon.
Many people will walk through the streets carrying statues of Lord Ganesha.
The roads have holes called potholes that can be dangerous.
The Deputy Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde, told all city governments to fix the potholes quickly.
He wants the roads fixed before the festival starts.
He said to use new technology to fix them even during the rainy season.
City officials must check the roads themselves and share photos of the repairs.
There will be a team working 24 hours a day to fix roads during the festival.
No one is allowed to dig up roads during the festival.
Cities that do a good job will get awards.
Deputy CM Eknath Shinde directed all Maharashtra municipal corporations to launch an immediate drive to make roads pothole-free ahead of Ganeshotsav.
Civic bodies were ordered to prepare time-bound repair programmes, prioritizing internal roads, procession routes and immersion routes.
The Bombay High Court had directed the government to undertake urgent pothole repairs after complaints from major cities.
A 24x7 road repair mechanism will be kept ready during the festival, and no new road digging will be permitted.
Best-performing civic bodies will receive awards, while inadequate work will be recorded and considered in future fund allocation.
- Who
- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and municipal corporations across the state
- What
- Directed civic bodies to launch an immediate drive to make roads pothole-free ahead of Ganeshotsav with time-bound repairs
- Where
- Maharashtra, India
- When
- Ahead of the upcoming Ganeshotsav festival, during the monsoon season
- Why
- To ensure smooth and safe Ganeshotsav celebrations after citizen complaints and a Bombay High Court directive for urgent repairs
Key facts
- Deputy Chief Minister
- Eknath Shinde
- State
- Maharashtra
- Directive
- Immediate pothole-free road drive before Ganeshotsav
- Repair technologies
- Precast solutions and geopolymer techno-patches
- Court directive
- Bombay High Court ordered urgent repairs
- Festival
- Ganeshotsav
- Road digging
- Banned during the festival period
- Agencies involved
- PWD, MSRDC, MIDC, PMRDA
Quotes
Eknath Shinde
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
“"Ganeshotsav is an important and prestigious festival of Maharashtra and ensuring its smooth celebration is our collective responsibility," Shinde said”
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