Context :
BMC
fills each pothole ‘at least eight times a month,’ say Mumbai police.. HT.. 16
July 2024
Extract :
Police said the BMC responds to their
pothole-related complaints within three hours, but the material
used to fill them up gets washed away when it rains
Even as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
(BMC) claims to be on a war footing and spending hundreds of crores of rupees
on filling potholes, the results aren’t quite showing, according to motorists
and traffic police officials. While the civic body is quick to respond to
pothole-related complaints, the fill-up job sometimes lasts just a few hours, they said.
Traffic police officials told HT that the BMC
responds to their pothole-related complaints within three hours, but the
material used to fill them up gets washed away when it rains again.
“ In a month, the BMC fills one pothole at least eight times,” said a senior traffic police official
My Take :
Hey , What is “ news “ in this ?
It would be “ news “
if the headline reads :
“ As soon as there was a slight break in rains , BMC filled up , “ water-filled pot-holes “
with COLD
ASPHALT , ran a Road Roller over it and allowed the traffic to
resume within 15 minutes. These potholes
did NOT reappear for 12 months “
The above headline would be “ news “ also
because it would prove that there was :
Ø no CORRUPTION ( bribing of BMC inspectors by the
contractors – for acceptance of a shoddy job )
Ø no CORRUPTION ( by specifying use of ONLY Cold Asphalt
, in tender specs )
Oh well , citizen of Mumbai have known about such GOLMAAL for decades .
What they may not know is :
What is this COLD ASPHALT ? How
can you use it by pouring it in a water-filled pothole – considering that water
and asphalt are sworn enemies ? How can these enemies work together to fill up
potholes that last ?
Interested readers may want to look up my following e-mails , sent to
our Cabinet Ministers :
Ø Keep
Experimenting ! ………………………………….. 21
Feb 2016
Ø POT
HOLES ARE FOR EVER ? ………………………. 11 July
2016
Ø Cold
Asphalt is THE ANSWER………………………….19 July 2016
Ø POTHOLES
CAN BE BANISHED………………………. 23 July 2016
Ø Nitinbhai,
there is a BETTER / CHEAPER alternative.. 07 Apr 2021
Ø Dear
Shri Chahal : Please consider COLD ASPHALT.. 12 July 2022
Ø Dear
Shri Chahal , Please give a chance to COLD ASPHALT.. 25 July 2023
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.My-Teacher.in / 16
July 2024
Related
Readings :
Ø Go Green Road Repairs
Ø Cold Asphalt Mixes for Indian Highways Environment Friendly
Technology
Ø Cold Mix Asphalt Market 2020 Global Share, Growth, Size,
Opportunities, Trends, Regional Overview, Leading Company Analysis, And Key
Country Forecast to 2026
Ø What is the difference between Hot Mix and Cold Mix
Asphalt ?
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Indian Road Congress Contacts :
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