One month after purchasing two mobile pothole patching machines at a cost of around Rs 3.86 crore, which are designed to operate effectively throughout the year, the Municipal Corporation (MC) awaits their official inauguration. ‘Pothole Busters’ and ‘The Road Doctors’ have been mentioned on the machines that are based on the infrared recycling technology.
At present, both machines have been stationed on thefire station premises on Hambran Road for the past month. According to sources, the civic body is planning to get the machines inaugurated by the Chief Minister or the Local Bodies Minister.