Despite STAC guidelines, PMC fails to keep Pune roads pothole-free

Despite a High Court’s order, the STAC (Standing Technical Advisory Committee) report and Urban Street guidelines, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is failing to maintain the city’s roads, with potholes frequently showing up, causing an inconvenience to citizens.

The road department accepted the fact that after a gap of four to five years, this year, more potholes have emerged in July. PMC officials attributed the scenario to the 24×7 water project and laying of cables by various agencies.

Civic activist Qaneez Sukhrani said, “I had filed a public interest litigation (PIL) against PMC over the pothole issue in 2006.