BMC workers face public ire

MUMBAI: The BMC's foot soldiers face their share of public bitterness due to the state of the city's roads. On Thursday at 2 am, TOI met a team of seven men working at Ranibagh at the mouth of the Lalbaug flyover. A family in a Honda City stopped just to abuse the workers for the shoddy work carried out by the BMC. BMC supervisor Manoj Singh could only smile while the driver continued with his rant."We have to suffer because of your poor work," yelled the driver.
A labourer said, "We understand why people are angry. Who would like to travel on such roads. But we just follow what we are told." He said the fixing of potholes is temporary as a heavy downpour will wash away the mixture.
Labourer Vijay Sharma claimed the MMRDA caused the craters on the road adjacent to the flyover. "They totally destroyed the road while constructing the flyover. The BMC has to now take the responsibility," said Sharma.
Singh, while instructing his workers, said not all members of the public were vitriolic. "The other day, when we were working at Maharana Pratap Chowk, people came down and offered us tea. Some stood with us and tried to understand the repairing mechanism. But this is not always the case."