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Pune’s Latest Pothole Crackdown Fails to Ease Monsoon Traffic Woes

Monsoon rains deepen hazards on stretches crippled by Metro construction despite digital repair tracking.

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Overview

  • PCMC issued show-cause notices to roughly two dozen junior engineers this month over negligent pothole maintenance.
  • The municipality reports repairing 1,464 of 1,875 reported potholes, leaving 491 outstanding.
  • Residents dispute official tallies and describe commutes across cratered roads as relentless endurance tests.
  • The Pothole Management app launched in June has failed to improve response times or prevent recurring surface collapses.
  • PCMC has urged MahaMetro to carry out urgent night-time repairs and deploy traffic wardens on Metro-affected stretches.