The first showers of this monsoon are round the corner, but the BMC is yet to start repairing the potholes and uneven patches on the RC Road in Chembur, which may once again turn out to be the worst affected road in the city this monsoon. Early on Tuesday morning, MMR-DA had visited the monorail corridor, which is on the same road.
An MMRDA official informed, “RC Road has leaking water pipes due to heavy load of construction equipment. Unless the BMC does not fix these pipes, resurfacing or laying a fresh layer of road is pointless. Moreo-ver, the stormwater dra-ins are above road level, which will result in water logging.” Apart from that, debris was also found on the monorail corridor betw-een Wadala and Chembur.
“The issues are not serious and I am sure they will be sorted out before the monsoon hits Mumbai,” MMRDA additional commissioner S.V.R. Srinivas said.
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METRO, MONO ROUTES IN disarray
Age Correspondent
Mumbai, June 5
The ongoing Metro and monorail work is expected to be a cause of annoyance for Mumbaikars during the upcoming monsoon. With broken stormwater drains (SWDs), excavated roads and trenches, the routes — where the Metro and monorail are being constructed — continue to be in limbo. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has now issued a June 8 deadline to the developing agency Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to remove all obstacles on these routes.
According to civic officials, if the damage caused to the infrastructure by the Metro and monorail projects is not restored immediately, it is likely to cause huge inconvenience to people. BMC officials are not happy with the work, and have made their dissatisfaction evident to the MMRDA.
Civic chief Sitaram Kunte, who inspected the site along with MMRDA additional commissioner S.V.R Srinivas on Tuesday said, “The Versova-Ghatkopar Metro Rail work has caused damage to SWDs. We have asked the MMRDA to restore the damages before June 8.”