Bumpy ride for Kolhapur city residents as potholes emerge on major roads
Kolhapur: The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has initiated the filling of potholes using 'murum', following development of potholes on various city roads despite the civic body allocating Rs 100 crore towards major road works.
Devkar Panand resident Suresh Chavan said, "The road near my house, from Nikam Park to Tapovan ground, has been in a pathetic condition for six months. Poor roads are increasing vehicle maintenance costs, especially for tires and suspension. If KMC can't fix potholes during monsoon, what were they doing in summer?"
The roads that were recently repaired in front of Rankala Lake near Sandyamath have also deteriorated.
Meenal Patil, a street food joint owner on Rankala Road, said, "The Rankala Lake road was reconstructed just a fortnight ago, and now it's already filled with potholes. With lakhs of tourists visiting the Mahalaxmi Temple and Rankala Lake, these poor road conditions create a negative impression and inconvenience locals.
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The public works department of KMC said the asphalting work of the roads under the urban development scheme has been stopped owing to the ongoing rain.
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"The remaining work is planned after the end of the monsoon season. For now, only the pothole-filling exercise will be carried out with murum," an official said.
A KMC engineer said, "Sixteen roads in the city received a fund of Rs 100 crore under the Maharashtra Suvarna Jayanti Nagarutthan Yojana. Of these, works on 13 roads have been completed to about 70%. The work on the remaining three roads is pending because of land acquisition and other technical issues. Several roads in the city were dug up for gas and water pipelines. Since the monsoon began, the potholes in the roads will have to be filled with murum, and asphalting will be done only after the monsoon ends.
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