Increased citizen participation can help address the menace of potholes
Potholes are becoming a menace especially in the rapidly expanding urban areas. Not only do they affect the traffic flow but pose significant risk of injuries and accidents especially to two wheeler riders. This issue becomes even more evident during and after monsoons. The surface of the road gets washed away due to various reasons including quality of road construction, ageing of asphalt, traffic burden on the road etc. With monsoon filling these potholes with water, vehicle riders are unable to gauge the dept of the potholes leading to serious risks. With Pune City expanding in all directions, increasing number of vehicles on the road, potholes have become a part of our day to day commuting. Sometimes seamless commuting seems to be a distant dream and people express helplessness of the situation. The fact is that this issue is a challenge but not impossible to be addressed if public participation improves. We can keep on raising concerns with the civic bodie...