Bengal chief secretary Malay De on Thursday said road upkeep should be “dynamic”, as opposed to patchwork repairs carried out as a knee-jerk reaction once a stretch becomes riddled with potholes.
“Bad roads develop over time and there are clear-cut indicators, like stone chips loosening out on the surface, before the potholes form and grow. We must repair them whenever the stone chips give way in order to prevent large craters from appearing,” De said.
The chief secretary was speaking at a “Safe Drive Save Life” workshop organised by the transport department at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in New Town.
