For the endurance of a good road, it has to be of the best quality -- can you imagine what would have happened to the Taj Mahal if it was built on this kind of contract basis ? About ten years ago, I had approached the PMC and proposed that the contractors be given their due rates. If then, the road quality was low then you could punish the contractor. Nothing came of it.

The controlling authority must be strict about supervision of work. Sadly, there is no feeling of belongingness about the city. The contractors usually prefer not to take on relatively smaller jobs like filling up potholes. The PMC should award due rates of contract and then make the contractor responsible for the maintenance of that stretch. If he fails to comply to this guideline then stringent action like black-listing should be taken.''