Hotmixing of roads being carried out in Valpoi municipal area.
VALPOI
The work of hotmixing of roads in Valpoi municipal area has been stopped due to the complaints raised by the locals after frequent rains in Sattari in the past few days.
Meanwhile, the citizens have expressed satisfaction over the asphalting of roads in the central place in valpoi municipal area. The remaining asphalting in the municipal area will be undertaken after the monsoon, officials said.
It is learned that the asphalting work was started in the municipal area at a cost of Rs 3 crore when the monsoon season was just eight days away. According to the government's guidelines, all work has to be completed by May 15. This year, however, due to some problems, it was too late to do the asphalting. Due to this, the concerned contractor had started the work from May 25.
This surprised the citizens who raised questions about the quality of the work. The officials of Public Works Department, valpoi had clarified the reasons for the delay in the work. Citizens had raised many questions regarding the same on social media.
Taking note of this and due to frequent rains in Sattari taluka for the last ten days, the work has been stopped, the officials said. The remaining asphalting will be undertaken after the monsoons and will be done where it is needed, officials said.
Meanwhile, the roads were damaged at several places in the central part of Valpoi municipal area. With this in mind, this road has been given priority and at present, hot mixing has been done of roads in the central area. The asphalting is giving a different look to the town and pedestrians and motorists are looking forward to the asphalting of the entire road. According to the information received, the Public Works Department had approved the proposal for hotmixing at a cost of Rs 3 crore in the municipal area.
