District guardian minister Dada Bhuse has instructed officials of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) in Nashik to complete the repair works on the stretch of the Mumbai-Agra highway passing through the district within the next eight days.
On Monday, Bhuse held a meeting with Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar and NHAI project director (Nashik) Bhausaheb Salunke at the government rest house. Talking about the trouble people go through while travelling on the highway, Bhuse told the officials that all the potholes should be immediately filled up.
People find the condition of the highway upsetting, and have started demanding that the toll collection be stopped. Bhuse told the officials that the NHAI administration would be responsible if there is any untoward incident on the highway.
He also asked the officials to get a survey of the accident-prone spots on the Mumbai Agra highway done and take measures to eliminate the chances of accidents. He added that the proposals of service roads and flyovers, wherever they are necessary, should be given to the officer concerned.
The guardian minister told the NMC commissioner to immediately repair the city roads and take administrative action against officers who do not complete the work on time. The departments should ensure that all works are completed within eight days.
Meanwhile, former district guardian minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who had warned of ‘toll bandh’ agitation from November 1 if the highway was not repaired by October 31, has postponed the agitation to November 6 following a request from NHAI officials.
