No path-breaking solution to bumpy ride across Delhi

NEW DELHI: Potholes found on roads managed by the Public Works Department (PWD) will be filled in the next 24 hours, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said on October 17, 2019. Almost a year after the AAP government launched the Delhi pothole-free drive, ahead of the Assembly elections, the dream to travel on world-class roads, at par with the standards of European and American cities, remains a distant dream for Delhiites. Reason: In a recent internal survey by the PWD, it has identified that there were at least 1,205 potholes, damaged and broken roads across the national capital.

Many of them were not only causing a threat to the lives of commuters travelling via these routes but also adding chaos to traffic congestions and the city’s air pollution. Out of the total potholes identified, 140 were in Central and New Delhi zones, 250 in South West, 200 in South and South East, 100 in West, 95 in Shahdara, 55 in North East, 40 in East and the least 25 in North West.