Ten Days to Ganeshotsav, Nagpur Is Short of Pothole-Repair Machines
Nagpur has counted 1,282 potholes with Ganeshotsav starting September 14, but its hot mix department is running on half its tippers and two of five rollers.
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Nagpur has counted 1,282 potholes with Ganeshotsav starting September 14, but its hot mix department is running on half its tippers and two of five rollers.
A pothole-linked crash on Nashik’s Ambad Link Road killed a 54-year-old resident this week, as NMC races to fill 3,000 potholes and officials face resignation calls.
PCMC has fixed 1,609 of 2,164 reported potholes, but temporary patches and relentless rain keep the backlog refilling across the twin township.
Five confirmed pothole deaths in Nashik have triggered Shiv Sena and Congress protests demanding officials’ resignations, amid a dispute over the real toll.
Four deaths on pothole-ridden Nashik roads have triggered fines, a minister’s ultimatum and a citizens’ march on NMC set for August 7.
Pune’s Road Mitra pothole-complaint app stayed offline for months through peak monsoon before PMC noticed and reactivated it this week.