Hope and relief brought by the 2022 refurbishing of a 1.8-km road in Aarey Colony was washed away in just three days of rain. The crater -sized potholes have made a return. Residents staged a protest, demanding that the authorities give them permanent relief from potholes.

The 1.8-km road from Aarey Market Junction to Mayur Nagar and Royal Palms was redone in May last year, but could hold out against only one rainy spell. Their main demand is that the BMC take over the maintenance responsibility from the Aarey CEO office. The process has begun, but the residents want it done quickly.