BMC rushes to fix potholes; claims to have filled 12,000 so far
As intense heavy rainfall subsided in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) rushed to fill potholes on the roads, including the arterial linking road, for which it has been facing flak.
BMC used ‘cold mix’ technology to fill potholes on asphalt roads. However, the method cannot be used during heavy rainfall as it wears or washes off within hours. It is known as a ‘cold mix’ because it does not need heat for the application process, unlike hot asphalt.
Every year, the civic body uses 11,000 metric tonnes of pothole mix on average during the monsoon. Data showed that this year, the civic body has filled over 12,200 potholes using 1,258 metric tonnes of cold mix, which is produced at the BMC’s asphalt plant in Worli.
