The Kochi Corporation is facing flak for not repairing many potholed roads under its jurisdiction, despite them holding up traffic and oftentimes causing accidents.
The agency had recently done patchworks of Thammanam-Pullepady Road and a few other roads, while leaving many busy side roads in severely-potholed condition. They include those that were frequented by goods carriers.
The president of Ernakulam District Residents Association Apex Council (EDRAAC), Rangadasa Prabhu, lamented that almost 50% of roads under the civic agency were in bad condition, endangering the life of motorists and pedestrians. “The Corporation has failed to even carry out patchworks, although the problem was brought to their notice. It has also failed to procure a mobile pothole-repair machine that had been promised repeatedly. Such machines are used in many cities to repair potholes before they turn big and pose danger to road users. The funding of agencies like CSML can be sought to procure it and also to repair roads.”
