Mumbai Potholes

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday claimed that Mumbai roads will be free of potholes in the next two to two-and-half years.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday summoned the civic chiefs of Mumbai and five other municipal corporations to court on Friday for not complying with its directions to keep roads and footpaths pothole-free.

The Bombay High Court has asked Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to prepare a roadmap to repair 20 worst pothole-ridden roads in Mumbai by next week.

Mumbai's civic body has imposed a fine of Rs 3.66 lakh on the organisers of the renowned Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh festival, holding them responsible for creating 183 potholes this year.

A man was run over by a bus as he fell from his motorcycle after hitting a pothole on the Ghodbunder Road in Maharashtra's Thane, the police said today.

A 32-year-old private company employee died on the spot, while his wife and two-year-old daughter were injured when the motorbike they were travelling on skidded after hitting a pothole in suburban Kurla, a police official said on Thursday.

A 20-year-old man died after he fell off his two-wheeler due to a pothole and a speeding vehicle went over him in Bhiwandi in Thane district, police said on Friday.

In a move aimed at improving the condition of roads in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to give Rs 500 cash prize to citizens if a pothole reported by them is not filled within 24 hours by the civic staff.

A 21-year-old woman doctor died after being run over by a vehicle when she fell off a two-wheeler as it slipped on a pothole in Maharashtra's Thane district.

After facing widespread criticism for advising citizens not to fill craters on roads on their own, the Mumbai civic body on Tuesday "acknowledged" the "good intent" and sought to rope in people for doing the job.

The Western Express Highway in Mumbai which leads to the airport was flooded after continuous rain in the city, making it extremely difficult for people running to catch their flights reach the airport on time.

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said it was unfortunate that arterial roads and highways across Maharashtra continued to remain riddled with potholes year after year and asked why the state government did not spend even a portion of the money collected as toll for repairing them.

Dadarao Bilhore smoothes the road surface, rests his shovel, looks to the sky and prays for his son, who was killed in an accident caused by a pothole. Prakash Bilhore, a promising student, was just 16 when he died in July 2015 in Mumbai. To help deal with his grief, Prakash's devastated father Dadarao decided he would do something about Mumbai's n...

Dadarao Bilhore, a Mumbai resident, who lost his 16-year-old son beacuse of a pothole on a road three years ago, filled up 556th pothole in the city on Sunday.

While accusations and counter-charges fly over the dismal state of roads in and around Mumbai and continue to cost lives, two citizens have literally taken the matter into their own hands.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday claimed that Mumbai roads will be free of potholes in the next two to two-and-half years.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday summoned the civic chiefs of Mumbai and five other municipal corporations to court on Friday for not complying with its directions to keep roads and footpaths pothole-free.

The Bombay High Court has asked Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to prepare a roadmap to repair 20 worst pothole-ridden roads in Mumbai by next week.

Mumbai's civic body has imposed a fine of Rs 3.66 lakh on the organisers of the renowned Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh festival, holding them responsible for creating 183 potholes this year.

A man was run over by a bus as he fell from his motorcycle after hitting a pothole on the Ghodbunder Road in Maharashtra's Thane, the police said today.

A 32-year-old private company employee died on the spot, while his wife and two-year-old daughter were injured when the motorbike they were travelling on skidded after hitting a pothole in suburban Kurla, a police official said on Thursday.

A 20-year-old man died after he fell off his two-wheeler due to a pothole and a speeding vehicle went over him in Bhiwandi in Thane district, police said on Friday.

In a move aimed at improving the condition of roads in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to give Rs 500 cash prize to citizens if a pothole reported by them is not filled within 24 hours by the civic staff.

A 21-year-old woman doctor died after being run over by a vehicle when she fell off a two-wheeler as it slipped on a pothole in Maharashtra's Thane district.

After facing widespread criticism for advising citizens not to fill craters on roads on their own, the Mumbai civic body on Tuesday "acknowledged" the "good intent" and sought to rope in people for doing the job.

The Western Express Highway in Mumbai which leads to the airport was flooded after continuous rain in the city, making it extremely difficult for people running to catch their flights reach the airport on time.

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said it was unfortunate that arterial roads and highways across Maharashtra continued to remain riddled with potholes year after year and asked why the state government did not spend even a portion of the money collected as toll for repairing them.

Dadarao Bilhore smoothes the road surface, rests his shovel, looks to the sky and prays for his son, who was killed in an accident caused by a pothole. Prakash Bilhore, a promising student, was just 16 when he died in July 2015 in Mumbai. To help deal with his grief, Prakash's devastated father Dadarao decided he would do something about Mumbai's n...

Dadarao Bilhore, a Mumbai resident, who lost his 16-year-old son beacuse of a pothole on a road three years ago, filled up 556th pothole in the city on Sunday.

While accusations and counter-charges fly over the dismal state of roads in and around Mumbai and continue to cost lives, two citizens have literally taken the matter into their own hands.