Conventional pavement relies on bitumen, a crude oil-based material that binds sand and rocks together. While bitumen allows roads to expand in heat and contract in cold, it becomes brittle when temperatures plunge, leading to cracks that spread under traffic and moisture

According to the police, the accused attempted to tap the underground 18-inch-diameter Mumbai–Manmad multiproduct pipeline and steal petrol and diesel around 3.30 am on November 14, near the Pepsi Company gate on Gadkari Road in Chembur