Pothole-ridden Hyderabad roads taking a toll on locals

HYDERABAD: Monsoon has taken a lasting toll on the city roads leaving several roads, particularly in the interior areas, riddled with potholes. Meanwhile, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) continues to go ahead with patch and mend policy, where the repairs fail prematurely. “Two days ago a team of GHMC workers patched the potholes, but a few hours later, the road began showing up potholes once again. And now the road is worse than it was before,” said Ahmed Pasha, a resident of First Lancer, Banjara Hills.

“This is because of waterlogging. It is a perennial problem in First Lancer. The corporation has not planned the road in a way that rainwater is washed off. Drainage systems are blocked. Water stands on the road until it’s all soaked up by the heat. Otherwise, there is no one to clear the stagnated water,” he added.