Pune: The shoddy patchwork done repeatedly to fix the city’s innumerable potholes , which citizens have long been decrying, seems to have finally caught the attention of politicians. Member of Parliament (MP) and minister of state (MoS) for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Saturday held a meeting with various authorities and people’s representatives about fixing potholes on city roads , which are currently affecting lakhs of commuters. After the meeting, Shivajinagar MLA Siddharth Shirole told TOI that a permanent solution in the form of better concrete roads will only come about after the monsoon.
For now, a temporary fix has been discussed. “It has been raining continuously and heavily. The plan is to fill up these potholes with cement and level them.
Amid the rain, the cover is not expected to hold and will expose the pits in a few days. However, the plan is to do this continuously until the rain stops. We will repeat the same process every three or four days.
This will ensure that stress faced by commuters is mitigated somewhat,” said Shirole. Last week, the Pune police identified 554 potholes at 317 junctions in a two-day exercise. They had said photos of the same would be sent to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to take action.
Shirole added, “The potholes located at major roads and traffic junctions are the top priority to be fixed as discussed. Later, we will think about coming up with concrete roads in different areas, which can withstand pressure. For.