Blame game breaks out over drainage chamber collapse on JM Road
Hindustan TimesPune: A blame game has erupted between Pune Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited after a drainage chamber caved in on Jungli Maharaj Road, creating a large pothole. A blame game has erupted between PMC and Maha-Metro after a drainage chamber caved in on JM Road, creating a large pothole. Dilip Pawara, executive engineer, PMC Road Department, said, “We have repaired the pothole and chamber, built in 2017 on Jungli Maharaj Road. Atul Gadgil, director, Maha-Metro, said, “We have nothing to do with the drainage chamber incident as all our works are carried out by following all rules.” As part of flood management for roads, PMC in 2022 and 2023 spent ₹4.5 crore to build footpaths and rainwater channels and replaced small channels with larger ones to improve drainage.