Overview

• KMC remains on standby for a five- to six-day dry window required to begin bitumen-based resurfacing as ordered by the Calcutta High Court
• The roads department has completed emergency patching on arterial routes including DL Khan Road, Judges Court Road, New Road and EM Bypass based on police priorities
• SMP Kolkata has floated a ₹25 crore tender for major repairs on Taratala Road, which will kick off full-scale work once the monsoon subsides
• Coordination continues with the Public Works Department on Kalyani Highway and the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority for suburban stretches in Howrah to ensure simultaneous repairs
• Mayor Firhad Hakim highlighted that recent downpours exceeding 300 mm and Kolkata’s soft subsoil hinder bitumen application, and he has advised using paver blocks on repeatedly damaged sections