No matter what season it is in Ahmedabad, potholes are falling. In many parts of the city, people complain about their brows falling out during the off-season. During this year’s monsoon, up to Rs 3 crore was spent on repairing 73 potholes.
In New Vadaj, repairing potholes cost a whopping Rs 38 lakh. Indrapuri ward has spent Rs 20 lakh on potholes on Tusharbhai Deshmukh Garden Road from Kadiyanaka, Stadium ward has spent Rs 20 lakh on potholes near Round Table School Junction, and Bodakdev ward has spent Rs 17.51 lakh on potholes.
The western zone of Ahmedabad has the most potholes , with 21. This year’s monsoon season saw 73 potholes fall out due to the negligence of AMC and its contractors, costing Rs 3 crore to repair. Usually, the price is determined by the size of the brows. An potholes repair, on the other hand, usually costs between two and three lakh rupees.
There were some raised potholes in the city as a result of the system’s huge expenditure of Rs 20 to 30 lakh. Due to the municipality’s and contractors’ negligence, 21 potholes have fallen in the city’s western zone.
The Municipal Corporation has now become a source of revenue for road construction companies and contractors in Ahmedabad for road repairs. It is also approved if the price is even higher than the estimated price and the work is presented to the committee. A total of Rs. has been brought to the Road and Building Committee meeting on Monday.
The 366 road will be repaired by Muni. So far this year, 250 crore has been spent in the city, and 132 roads have been completed. In the coming days, Muni will repair or build 366 roads. Will be put into action. For this, a work order worth Rs 250 crore has been issued.
According to the city, 9273 metres of road have been completed. Chairman of the Standing Committee, Hitesh Barot, described the spending of Rs 250 crore on road resurfacing as “historic.” Work on 132 roads has been completed so far, while work on 85 roads is in progress, according to the meeting, which was chaired by Road and Building Committee Chairman Mahadev Desai. The southern zone has the most completed roads, with 67 total.
The committee has TP in the Maninagar, Vatva, and Isanpur units. One of the road resurfacing and regrading tenders was cancelled due to a single tender that cost 25% more than the estimated price.