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Kochi, Nov 25 (PTI) The Kerala High Court on Thursday said it was "exasperating" and "a real tragedy" that after every rain in the state, the roads fall into disrepair and only after they are rendered completely non-motorable do the authorities step in to make repairs.
However, the repairs are unable to stand the test of the next rain and the roads require patchwork again, Justice Devan Ramachandran remarked.
"Instead of repairing a pothole, you are having to repair the entire road.
If the engineers cannot make or repair roads so that they can withstand the monsoons, then ask them to resign and go.
There are a lot of other engineers who are available to take their place," the court said.
"After every monsoon, complaints of bad roads in the state start to come.