PUNE: The civic body will conduct a survey from Tuesday of the bridges and flyovers where accidents have been occurring frequently, with special focus on the Navale bridge.
The decision was taken after elected members of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), across party lines, raised the issue at the general body meeting on Monday.
“A survey of these spots would be conducted. A report of these accident-prone spots would be drafted in two days and a copy of the same would be sent to the Union government as well as the state government authorities. The blind spots and other problems here would be resolved at the earliest,” said mayor Murlidhar Mohol.
The corporators of PMC claimed that flaws in the flyovers’ designs and construction had led to accidents. “The Navale bridge has become an epicentre of accidents. As many as 68 people have lost their lives in accidents near this bridge, since it was constructed a few years back,” said Ajit Darekar, a Congress co-opted corporator.
Corporators from other parts of the city — Warje, Bavdhan, Kondhwa, Katraj, Parvati and Peth areas — shared their observations about the flyovers and bridges in their areas. The elected members claimed there was a blame game over taking the responsibility of the accidents. They said PMC blamed the state government, while the state PWD pointed fingers at the PMC and this was delaying the repair and restoration works.
