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Bhiwandi Roads Remain Pothole-Ridden Even In Mayor's Wards

Bhiwandi Roads Remain Pothole-Ridden Even In Mayor's Wards
Bhiwandi Roads Remain Pothole-Ridden Even In Mayor, Deputy Mayor's Wards · freepressjournal.in

In the city of Bhiwandi, many roads have big holes called potholes.

During the rainy season, the holes fill up with water and make it hard and unsafe for people to walk or drive.

Even the neighborhoods looked after by the city's top leaders, like the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, have these holes.

One pregnant woman even had to give birth inside an autorickshaw on her way to the hospital because traffic was stuck near a damaged road.

The city government has money set aside for fixing roads, but the repairs are only temporary.

Workers fill the holes with stones, but heavy rain washes the stones away, so the holes come back.

The city leaders say bigger, proper repairs will start once the rain stops.

People who live in Bhiwandi hope the roads will finally be fixed for good so everyone can travel safely.

Key facts

City
Bhiwandi
Civic body
Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation
Road repair allocation
Approximately ₹5.09 crore
Overall civic budget
Around ₹1,179 crore
Mayor
Narayan Chaudhary
Standing Committee chairperson
Adv. Isha Khan
Municipal Commissioner
Anmol Sagar
Current repair method
Stone aggregate filling, often washed away by rain

Quotes

Additional City Engineer Sachin Naik

Additional City Engineer of Bhiwandi‑Nizampur Municipal Corporation

“"Pothole-filling work is currently being carried out. Once there is some respite from the rains, road repair work will be undertaken on a large scale and the roads will be repaired at the earliest."”
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“"Naik also said that although funds had been provided for road repairs, work orders had not yet been issued by the civic body for some of the proposed works."”
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