Thanks to MBMC apathy, roads caught in ‘dust storm’

Every time a vehicle speeds past the road leading to the police station in Bhayandar, bikers, pedestrians and roadside shopkeepers start coughing incessantly and having breathing troubles due to the dust trail left behind. This is not the only affected road, most arterial and main roads have met a similar fate.

Thanks to cosmetic patchwork by private contractors deployed by the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC), the situation has worsened with loose gravel and mud spreading all over the roads, posing additional risks.

“All one can see is a huge cloud of dust on the road as vehicles drive past in high speeds, making visibility difficult and breathing impossible, especially on busy roads during peak morning and evening hours,” said a biker, Ganesh Shivmate.

Despite assurances by the civic body of conducting timebound repairs, the arrival and farewell remained to be a bumpy ride for Lord Ganesha owing to the presence of uneven and potholeridden roads in the twin-city.

Residents of several housing societies on the road have also been complaining of dusting their homes every

other day due to the menace, which has escalated over the last fortnight.

“Now, a thick layer of dust settles on everything in just a couple of hours. As drivers traverse through the broken road, dust starts filling the air,” said Vidya Nagrani, a

resident of Mira Road.

Gaping potholes dotting the roads of the twin-city in the wake of rains have not only posed serious risks for the local populace but has also exposed the extent of apathy and corruption entrenched in the MBMC.