THANE: Three days after Eknath Shinde issued stern warnings to the administration and contractors, the condition of arterials roads in the city continue to remain deplorable as several recently repaired potholes have resurfaced, alleged NCP and BJP netas.
Party leaders visited several stretches where resurfacing and repairing was undertaken, including Ghodbunder road, Kalwa and Mumbra, among others.
But they found the potholes filled with ballast and sand, and without any binding agent like tar, which makes potholes resurface amid heavy rains and traffic.
“It seems the administration is trying to shield the contractors and only punish its own officials. The ruling party seems to be bent on marring the image of Thane smart city,” said BJP city president and MLC Niranjan Davkhare, who shared videos on how the repaired areas could be dug effortlessly using a shovel.
