POINGUINIM: A year after it was thrown open to the public, the much-touted Char Rasta to Mashem
bypass
in
Canacona
is now
riddled
with
potholes
.
The 7.7km-long stretch which cuts the distance between Char Rasta and Mashem by 10km is turning into a nightmare for drivers and riders as they have to negotiate with the potholes.
PWD officials informed that the inspection has been carried out and the contractor has been asked to carry out the repair works immediately.
Assistant engineer Subhash Pagi said the contractor for the four-lane road, MV Rao, has accepted the directives to take up the repair work on priority basis.
He said the maintenance work will start either in the first or second week of January 2021.
Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Sandesh Telekar had alleged a scam in the construction of the sea link road in Canacona.
“The road has been washed away within a year and rendered useless for public. The four-lane road named after late defence minister
Manohar Parrikar is in a bad shape,” said Telekar.
“From the present condition of this road, it appears the road has been constructed using substandard material which is why a lot of potholes have appeared within a year of its commissioning. A whopping Rs 300 crore has been spent on this stretch which now has been marred with big potholes,” said a local.