Potholes puncture Mapusa roads

the goan I networkrMAPUSAr rSmall and big potholes have erupted at various spots, taking a toll on pedestrians and making it difficult for the movement of vehicular traffic. rAlthough most of the roads dug up during the sewerage work were re-carpeted, the JICA contractors appear to have done a substandard job as most of the roads have developed large potholes or in some areas these have just washed away. rNegotiating the main district road in the city, near the Bank of India, has become a nightmare for motorists as it has become uneven at several places. rAs temporary measure, authorities have tried to fill cold tar in the potholes in the area but all their efforts have been nullified as the rubble gets washed off in the rains. r“In this case the solution appears to be worse than the problem. The more rubble they pour in the potholes, the worse it becomes. The authorities concerned had so much time to repair the road before the onset of the monsoon, but they chose to sleep during the period and woke up now,” said Adv Mahesh Rane. rIf this stretch of the main thoroughfare was bad, the road opposite the government complex in Morod was worse, a veritable nightmare to motorists. rThe road has been peppered with so many potholes that the whole area appears to be a bombing zone. rA crucial link to the government complex and the market, the road is always busy used equally by pedestrians and motorists. r“The stretch of the road is so bad that it has virtually turned into a deathtrap, particularly to two-wheeler riders,” said a local who was on a visit to the Mamlatdar office. rAnother local who had come to the market criticized the civic body for failing to provide basic amenities to the people. r“It’s not only the people of Mapusa. People from surrounding villages too come here either to visit the government departments or the market. What is the Mapusa Municipal Council doing? Can’t they provide basic necessities to the people,” questioned the local. rOn many roads the area around the sewerage chambers has sunk, making it difficult for motorists, particularly the two-wheeler riders, to negotiate the roads. rMapusa Municipal Council chairperson, Rohan Kavlekar squarely blamed the sewerage works for the bad state of roads in Mapusa.