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Key Thane-Palghar rd in bad shape amid 770cr overhaul
Bhiwandi: With the monsoon picking up pace, the condition of a key connector between Thane and Palghar districts has deteriorated. Potholes have cropped up at multiple spots on the 64km Bhiwandi-Wada road—widely regarded as the worst road in Thane district.
Although Rs 770 crore has been allocated for its concretisation, locals say the slow pace of work and the substandard quality of materials used have added to their inconvenience. They now plan to organise a rasta roko in protest on Thursday.
The concretisation work began four months ago. In additional, repairs are being undertaken on a 19-km stretch from Bhiwandi to Ambadi for Rs 80 crore. Bhiwandi-Wada road is also used by vehicles dispatched from the godowns of Bhiwandi, known as the largest warehousing hub in the country, to go towards Gujarat.
Pramod Pawar, spokesperson of Shramjeevi Sangathan, an outfit that fights for workers' rights which is organising the rasta roko, said the state govt spent Rs 150 crore over the past six years on repairing the road but its condition remains deplorable. He said the stretch saw 10 deaths and numerous injuries caused by potholes last year alone, which was acknowledged by the Palghar district guardian minister, but no action was taken against the contractor.
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The rash of complaints prompted Sena's Bhiwandi Rural MLA Shantaram More to assess the road along with his supporters on Sunday. After symbolically filling some potholes with soil, he asked PWD officials at the site to fill all of them in seven days and to initiate action against negligent contractors. More asserted that action should be taken against errant contractors regardless of their proximity with functionaries of the governing dispensation.
A PWD engineer said the contractor has been told to fill the potholes on the road, adding that the concretisation work was awarded to another contractor only a few months ago. "We are certain that the work will be completed within the stipulated time limit."
