MUMBAI: When potholes on LBS Road caused heavy congestion near Mulund toll naka on Monday, two traffic policemen swung into action and filled them up as civic employees had not arrived. Images of the duo at work went viral on social media and drew appreciation from netizens.
Constables Sanjay Wagh and Sahebrao Chavan from Mulund traffic chowky were on duty near Maharana Pratap Chowk on Tuesday amid the downpour. They noticed a snaking queue of vehicles and decided to investigate it. The cops soon found two large craters in the middle of LBS Road that were causing the snarl-up. They informed the BMC control room but when the civic employees did not turn up, they decided to do the job themselves.
“Construction work was going on nearby but no worker was around. The two cops went over to the site, loaded debris onto a wheelbarrow and picked up a spade,” said a traffic police officer. They wheeled the debris to the pockmarked stretch and filled up the potholes. The congestion cleared soon after.
“Motorists were inconvenienced and our colleagues often face the brunt as we are posted on the streets through the day,” said the officer.
“We never appreciate and thank enough @MumbaiPolice for always being there for people.. @nitin_gadkari @mybmc people are paying toll for using this so called LBS marg.. there’s not even a stretch of kilometers without potholes,” tweeted a netizen, Pratham. Ramesh Mulchandani tweeted, “Work of corporation is done by Traffic police, Great job! Police should file cases on officials for such bad condition of roads.”
