In an effort to ensure smooth travel for citizens during the monsoon season, the Municipal Corporation (NMC) has claimed rigorous measures to repair potholes across the city. The Hot Mix Plant has been entrusted with the vital responsibility of tackling these road hazards prior to the onset of the rainy season in the city. Officials at the Hot Mix Plant promptly dispatch materials to fill potholes upon receiving reports from different zones, aiming to ensure smooth and safe travel for residents.
Civic body officials prioritize filling potholes on roads wider than 12 meters due to high traffic volume. Two teams are assigned to the task, ensuring road safety and minimizing inconvenience for users.
Executive Engineer Ajay Dahake stated that from May 27 to June 1, approximately 3046.51 square meters of roads were tarred across six out of ten zones of NMC to combat issues such as mortar erosion, breakage, and potholes.
During the period, the Hot Road Mix Plant retarred road stretch from Friends Colony to Neem Park in Dhantoli Zone; Fire Engineering College to Katol Octroi Post; White Bungalow to Ring Road to Ganesh Nagar- Wasnik College to DPS.
At Nehru Nagar Zone, the road stretches including that of Ramana Maroti to Prabhu Nagar, Ramna Maroti Road to J P Convent, Umred road to Bhagwati ITI College and another stretch till Navnath ITI, Umred Road to Gas Godown, Chamat Hall to Khapri Square and ahead till Hasanbagh and till Sant Gora Kumbhara Square.
Similarly, from Hasanbagh to Shrikrishna Nagar to Hasanbagh Police outpost to Canal Road to Sakore Square, Vrundavan Nagar to KDK College Road, Shitala Mata Mandir to Hasanbagh Square, Nandanvan Cement Road to Pandav College Road.
At Lakadganj Zone, Sarja Bar to Gulmohar Nagar, Kamna Nagar to Kalamna ghat, Chhapru Nagar to Vaishnodevi Square, Ashi Nagar to Kalam Square to NIT Square, Kamptee Road to Pande Vasti to Jaiswal Celebration to Ambedkar Garden, NIT Square to Samarpan Hospital, Vaishali Nagar Square to Ambedkar Garden, Power Grid Square to Kabir Nagar Square, Armour Tower to Samta Nagar bridge to Sugat Nagar, Vishwadeep Buddha Vihar to Industrial Area.
In Mangalwari Zone, the Gondwana Square, Kadbi Square to Anuja Apartment, Clarke Town, Bezonbagh ground road, Mangalwari fly- over road, Mangalwari Bazar/Complex Road, Jaripatka-Indora Road, Kamptee Road, Kingsway Road-DRM office, Patankar Square to Tathagat Square.
Apart from that the Hot Mix plant has also retarred 55 roads across the city, that has provided smooth riding surface to the commuters. Though the work on filling-up of the potholes is on, many stretches still remain to be repaired.
Many of the roads in Narendra Nagar and Manish Nagar area has seen massive growth and yet NMC has not taken care to repair these stretches for years together.