Three weeks after MiD DAY reported Thakur Village roads to be one of the worst in the city, the BMC takes 'concrete' measures to mend it
Three weeks after MiD DAY reported Thakur Village roads to be one of the worst in the city, the BMC takes 'concrete' measures to mend it
MiD DAY's aggressive campaign to improve the condition of city roads is finally bearing fruits. The roads of Thakur Village in Kandivli (E), tagged by MiD DAY as one of the worst roads to travel on, will undergo concretisation soon after the monsoon. The local ward of the civic body confirmed the news. "The roads in Thakur Village have been in a bad condition for over a decade. We were trying to get an approval to repair the roads for the last two years. This year's budget has given us a go-ahead for it and the work on the 90-feet long road will begin after the monsoon," said Sanjog Kabare, assistant municipal commissioner, R-south ward under whose zone the area falls. 
"The problem with Thakur Village roads is that the buildings came up before the infrastructure. There are no underground utilities in the area. Currently, work is in progress for laying a sewage line," he added. The patchwork of roads will be done after the sewage line is laid, which will be completed by May 24. The concretisation project has been divided into two phases. The first phase includes the roads outside the BMC maternity hospital to the Thakur Village circle, while the second phase is the stretch from the Thakur Village circle to the ACP office. "Phase I of the project will kick start in October and phase II will begin in 2012," Kabare said.
Residents speak
Meanwhile, potholes on the 60-feet road towards Mahadev apartments, in Valley of Flowers and those on Dattani Road are being mended. Richa Mangal, a resident of Thakur Village, said, "The temporary patch work lasts only a couple of months after which there is gravel everywhere. The sewage work has worsened the roads and the traffic adds to our discomfort. I am glad my building falls in the first phase of the project."
Smith Shetty, a resident added, "It's high time we got concrete roads, I just hope the project doesn't get postponed."
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