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NMMC to Repair Navi Mumbai Roads Ahead of Ganeshotsav
Navi Mumbai has many potholes on its roads.
The city corporation says it will repair them even when another agency is responsible for the road.
Afterward, it plans to recover the repair costs from those agencies.
Workers will patrol the roads and record each pothole’s location using geo-tagging.
Smaller potholes will be repaired with mastic geopolymer technology.
Bigger potholes will be filled with M-60 concrete and hardener technology.
Roads used to reach Ganesh immersion ghats will be fixed first.
The goal is to make travel safer and smoother during Ganeshotsav.
NMMC will repair potholes on major Navi Mumbai roads, regardless of which agency owns them.
Repair costs will later be recovered from the respective road-owning agencies.
The work follows public complaints and instructions from Eknath Shinde ahead of Ganeshotsav.
Potholes will be identified through citywide road patrols, geo-tagged and monitored.
Roads leading to Ganesh immersion ghats will receive priority before the festival.
- Who
- The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, directed by Commissioner Dr Kailas Shinde, will carry out the repairs; Eknath Shinde ordered the action.
- What
- Major roads across Navi Mumbai will be inspected, geo-tagged and repaired, with costs recovered from the agencies responsible for those roads.
- Where
- Across Navi Mumbai, especially on roads leading to Ganesh immersion ghats.
- When
- The decision was reported on August 22, 2026, with repairs planned before Ganeshotsav 2026.
- Why
- The work follows public complaints about potholes and aims to prevent jurisdictional disputes from delaying repairs before the festival.
Key facts
- Civic body
- Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC)
- Reported date
- August 22, 2026
- Road agencies mentioned
- Public Works Department, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation, National Highways Authority of India and APMC
- Repair tracking
- Each pothole will be geo-tagged and recorded
- Standard pothole method
- Mastic geopolymer technology
- Large pothole method
- M-60 concrete and hardener technology
- Priority routes
- Roads leading to Ganesh immersion ghats
Quotes
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
The civic administration responsible for Navi Mumbai’s pothole-repair policy
“We will ensure that potholes are repaired without getting into the issue of which agency owns the road. The repair cost will subsequently be recovered from the concerned agency.”
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