Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Road Gap Triggers Repeated Two-Wheeler Falls in Bhiwandi
A part of a road in Bhiwandi has become uneven.
There is a deep gap between the main concrete road and the paver blocks beside it.
Motorcycle riders can lose their balance when they cross the gap.
Residents say more than two dozen riders have fallen and been injured in one week.
A video showing some falls has spread online.
People are asking the civic body to repair the road quickly.
They are also questioning why the paver blocks became damaged within a year.
A junior engineer said the blocks would be repaired within one or two days.
A deep gap between an RCC road and adjoining paver blocks has developed near Zoya Battery on the Chavindra Road–Vanjar Patti Naka stretch.
Residents say more than two dozen two-wheeler riders have fallen and sustained injuries there over the past week.
A CCTV video of riders falling at the location has circulated on social media.
Residents link the damage to subsidence during the monsoon, after the road and paver blocks were installed last year.
A civic junior engineer said the paver blocks would be removed and relaid within one or two days.
- Who
- Two-wheeler riders, local residents, Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation officials, and corporator Faraz Bahauddin are involved in the report.
- What
- A gap between an RCC road and adjoining paver blocks has reportedly caused repeated two-wheeler falls and injuries.
- When
- The incidents were reported over the week before September 5, 2026; the road and paver work was reportedly completed the previous year.
- Where
- Near Zoya Battery on the main road from Chavindra Road toward Vanjar Patti Naka in Bhiwandi.
- Why
- Residents attribute the gap to monsoon-related subsidence and are demanding repairs and checks on construction quality.
Residents and Civic Critics
Civic Administration
Road quality and accountability
Residents and Civic Critics
Residents and corporator Faraz Bahauddin questioned the durability of the paver blocks, the quality of materials, and supervision of civic works.
Civic Administration
The civic administration’s junior engineer said the damaged paver blocks would be removed and relaid shortly, but the report does not include a response on the broader quality concerns.
Urgency of the repair
Residents and Civic Critics
Residents called for immediate repairs and a quality inspection because the uneven surface is causing riders to fall, especially when vehicles approach at speed.
Civic Administration
Uddhav Gawade, the Junior Engineer of Prabhag Samiti-1, said the repair would be completed within one or two days.
- Reported incidents
- More than two dozen two-wheeler riders reportedly fell and sustained injuries over one week.
- Reported frequency
- Residents said two to three riders were losing balance almost every day.
- Location
- Near Zoya Battery, on the Chavindra Road–Vanjar Patti Naka stretch.
- Road condition
- A deep gap has formed between the RCC surface and adjoining paver blocks.
- Earlier work
- The RCC road and paver blocks were reportedly installed last year.
- Planned repair
- The paver blocks are to be removed and relaid within one or two days.
- Quality concerns
- Corporator Faraz Bahauddin questioned why paver blocks deteriorate within a year.