The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) started patching up the potholes on Thursday soon after mid-day’s report of substandard work on the Rs 247-crore Vasai Creek bridge hit the newsstand. Next, officials plan to conduct an analysis to find out the reason behind the damage on the newly built road and subsequently take action against the contractor. Commuters, activists and politicians have, however, demanded that NHAI officials assigned to the Rs 247-crore project be punished, too.

NHAI assures action

NHAI official Suhas Chitnis told mid-day, “The potholes on the bridge are being repaired on priority. We tried to fix the potholes on Wednesday, too, but due to continuous rainfall and traffic, we could not complete the work. NHAI will also carry out an analysis of the work to find out the reason behind the potholes on the newly made road. Action will be initiated against the contractors who carried out the construction of the bridge over Vasai creek, near Varsova, on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway.”