Summary:
The contractors evidently do not follow the norms laid out for road construction and repairs. The corporation is simply spending money on the repairs. The defect liability period of all roads has been fixed and the contractor is responsible for the maintenance of the same,” said city engineer Anil Patil during the meeting.The issue was raised by Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator Narayan Pawar, who questioned the silence of the civic body over the repeated potholes surfacing on city roads. The elected representatives trained their guns on the ineffectiveness of the ruling party to ensure quality in works and pointed out how the guardian minister and the municipal commissioner were forced to step out on the road to resolve the matter. Why is the administration not taking action on such contractors and blacklisting them or even reporting the incidents to the police,” questioned Pawar.It may be recalled that nearly 8,220sqm roads were damaged over the last few days at Thane raising questions over the quality of roads in the city..