Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation to repair potholes on Thane - Belapur road

In its decision to repair the Thane – Belapur road, the Navi Mumbai civic body will fill up all the potholes and also repair the divider where it is broken

Motorists who travel frequently between Navi Mumbai and Thane can heave a sigh of relief as the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has decided to repair the potholed Thane-Belapur road.

The potholes on the Thane - Belapur road will be repaired by Navi Mumbai civic body. (BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT PHOTO)

The civic body approved the plan a few weeks ago and the work order will be released after Navaratri. They have, however, not allocated an extra budget for it. The work would be conducted with the money allocated for annual maintenance work, a senior officer said.

Sanjay Khatal, executive engineer of NMMC said, “In this drive, we will fill up all the potholes on the road and also will repair the divider where it is broken. The driver will be painted and later trees and flowers will be planted on it by our garden department. Resurfacing will be done only on those patches where there are a lot of potholes and not on the entire road.”

Another officer added, “A bridge on the road at Ghansoli too has a lot of potholes. Though it does not fall under our jurisdiction, we will repair it too. The work will be finished before the next monsoon.”

Except for a small stretch in Digha, the entire Thane–Belapur road has been widened to a total of six lanes (three in each direction) and fully concretised.