Remnant of iron stand that once held signboard of Dani Marg punctures about three tyres every day
Remnant of iron stand that once held signboard of Dani Marg punctures about three tyres every dayRemnant of an iron stand that once proudly held aloft the signboard of Dani Marg has become a lurking danger for motorists in the Law College area for the past one year. The dust-caked piece of iron, slightly protruding from the road, punctures at least three tyres everyday. So why was the signboard dismantled in the first place? The family of Deepak Danis, after whom the road is named, wanted to shift the signpost near their residence.
Lurking danger: Remnant of the signboard near a school at Dani Marg.
Pic/Jignesh mistrySo they allegedly ordered a domestic help to cut the signboard into half and shift it near their bungalow.
But the signboard was apparently not cut with precision and some parts were left protruding from the ground.
According to the PMC, general public cannot remove signboards just like that and if all some signboard has to be shifted, only the civic body is entitled to carry out the work.
According to Sadashiv Kamble (65), the watchman at Matrubodh Housing Society, says that there are at least two to three cases per month, when the iron deflates the tyres. "Unsuspecting drivers are caught unawares. They sense something has gone wrong only after hear a loud thud and the vehicle starts wobbling," he said.
Dattatray Kamble, a driver of a Ford Fiesta, said that exactly one month ago, the iron scrapped the car's tyres, luckily saving full puncture by a whisker.
"It scrapped the sides which emitted a loud tearing sound. I thought I lost my tyres but the iron only left a scrape mark which is still visible," said Kamble. Another motorist Ganesh Shelar (40), who had visited the area on Wednesday, said two tyres of his Toyota Innova had deflated when the cars pass over it. "I had to spend
Rs 12,000 to replace both the tyres as well as the tubes," said Shelar.
Another victim, Shiv Sena leader Bhau Batunge too lost the front tyre of his Tata Indica and had to shell out Rs 8,000 for repairs, two months ago. "They should uproot the iron rod completely. It is dangerusu00a0 not only for vehicles, but also for little children near the spot," Batunge said.u00a0Despite repeated attempts to contact the Danis, they remained unavailable for comments.
The Other SideWard officer from Law College area Vijay Landge said he was unaware of any such signpost being removed by the PMC during any repair work. "There hasn't been any work in that area for the past one year, so there is no chance that we could have removed it. But we will surely send our men to inspect the problem and take corrective measures," he added.
