The recent floods and heavy rains in parts of Maharashtra have caused an estimated Rs 1,800-crore damage to roads in the affected districts, PWD Minister Ashok Chavan said on Friday. Chavan said last week’s torrential rains, floods and landslides caused Rs 700-crore loss to road infrastructure in the coastal Konkan region alone. Besides Konkan, vast parts of western Maharashtra were battered by floods and rains.
As per preliminary information, 290 roads were closed for traffic during the rain fury and movement of vehicles was affected on 469 motorways, the minister said. As many as 140 bridges were also damaged, he said. Chavan said he has spoken to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari about the damage caused to road infrastructure in the state.
