The Association of Mumbai Civic Engineers has called on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to take action against contractors rather than issuing show-cause notices to engineers. Recently, 13 road engineers received notices for delays in pothole repairs. In the meantime, 9,057 potholes have been reported in the city, with 8,791 of them repaired.

Sainath Rajadhyaksha, president of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Engineer Union, said, “The administration has issued notices to 13 engineers. However, officers need to understand the ground-level realities. “Contractors are unable to supply the necessary materials and labour to address the potholes. Repairing potholes was practically impossible last week due to continuous rainfall. Roads where infrastructure work by other authorities is ongoing are their responsibility to maintain, but the BMC is repairing potholes on these roads as well. Our engineers are working 18-hour days, including weekends,” he said.