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Indian Express
22-07-2025
- Automotive
- Indian Express
Training conducted for 157 PCMC engineers on Pothole Management App and Road Repair Technology
In a bid to improve urban infrastructure and ensure safer roads during the monsoon, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has conducted a digital training programme for 157 of its engineers. The session focused on the use of the newly developed 'Pothole Management App' and advanced pothole repair techniques, including water-resistant technologies with demonstration of the app for real-time complaint tracking and resolution. Overview of the automated response systems for timely complaint redressal and planning and coordination strategies between roads, water supply, and drainage departments. Held at Auto Cluster in Chinchwad, the one-day training saw participation from engineers across departments such as civil works, water supply, drainage, and transportation. Present at the session were City Engineer Makarand Nikam, Joint City Engineers Devanna Gattuwar and Bapusaheb Gaikwad, along with executive, deputy, and junior engineers, and engineering assistants. PCMC, in collaboration with Infra Projects India Pvt. Ltd., has developed the Pothole Management App as part of its larger digital governance push. The app is designed to help engineers identify, track, and resolve pothole complaints efficiently, and to ensure timely responses to public grievances. This app is expected to significantly enhance road safety and improve the response time of municipal maintenance teams, officials said. The training programme is aimed to equip field engineers with detailed know-how of the system, so they can act promptly on citizen complaints and manage coordination across departments. The training also covered technical insights on using water-resistant materials for pothole filling, rapid response mechanisms, and inter-departmental communication, officials said. The session was conducted by expert consultant Vikas Thakar, with the opening address delivered by Assistant Engineer Ashlesh Chavan.
Time of India
11-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
26 junior engineers with Pimpri Chinchwad civic body issued notices for delay in pothole repairs
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has issued show cause notices to 19 junior engineers for failing to address pothole complaints within the stipulated time and another seven junior engineers for not adhering to the standard operating procedure, civic officials told TOI on Friday. Under the SOP for the 'PCMC Pothole Management' application that was launched last month, junior engineers are required to repair the reported potholes within eight days and upload photos of the completed work in the system, which are visible to the complainants. Makarand Nikam, city engineer with PCMC, said, "The junior engineers were expected to regularly check complaints received via the application and repair the potholes in time, but many of them failed. Some did not follow SOP; hence we have served show cause notices on them." You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune The civic body has been criticised for the increasing number of pothole-related complaints and the poor condition of roads. As per the available data, as many as 1,875 potholes had been identified or reported to PCMC till July 7, of which 1,464 have already been filled, while work on the remaining ones is under way. The data indicates that the highest number of complaints have been reported from E ward, which includes areas such as Moshi, Charholi, and parts of Bhosari. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Forget Furosemide, Use This Household Item To Help Drain Edema Fluid WellnessGuide Learn more Undo Sanjeevan Sangle, president of Chikhali Moshi Pimpri Chinchwad Cooperative Housing Society Federation, said, "The condition of several roads like the one connecting Chikhali to Nevale Vasti is worst. The contractors have used poor quality materials and people are left to suffer. " The state of Bhujbal Chowk-Vishal Nagar BRT road has worsened and the civic authorities do not seem to be serious about doing repair works, said a resident of Wakad. PCMC officials said the pothole count was higher this year as pre-monsoon repair work was hampered by the early arrival of rain. "Every year, the target is set to fill all identified potholes before May 31, but the schedule was disturbed this time," an official said, adding that they are fixing all the reported potholes on priority to avoid inconvenience to people. The civic body has written to the Pune Metro authorities following several complaints about the poor condition of the service road along the old Pune-Mumbai highway between Nigdi and Chinchwad railway station, where work for the extension of the Metro line from the PCMC Metro station to Nigdi is currently on. Bapusaheb Gaikwad, joint city engineer, said the service road has been handed over to the Metro authorities for the duration of their construction work, and they are responsible for its upkeep. "The stretch from Tilak Chowk to Khandoba Mal Chowk as well as the segment between Kalbhor Nagar subway and Chinchwad Station are in an extremely poor condition. We have informed Metro officials that PCMC has received several complaints from residents and they must carry out urgent repairs," Gaikwad said, adding resident groups and political parties have threatened to launch a protest if repairs are not undertaken promptly. Hemant Sonawane, executive director (administration and public relations) at Maha Metro, told TOI, "We have received the letter from PCMC and we will carry out the repair work."
