Summary:
A KDMC official said they have a budget of only Rs 12 crore for the repair of 530 km of roads. When KDMC invited bids for road repairs on March 3, there was no response. KALYAN: Five dead and three injured due to potholes in a little over a month. An official said as that according to the rules, if there's only one bidder in the third call, the contractor can be awarded the work. Contractors who take up the work at low cost often do a shoddy job," said a contractor who had taken up KDMC projects in the past..