Political blame game is going full swing as people of Mumbai suffer from the pathetic civic conditions.

Mumbai rains have washed away the tall claims made by BMC this year regarding its monsoon preparedness. Potholes have started to emerge on Mumbai roads yet again.

Are Mumbaikar's paying for these 'killer potholes'? Here's a special report of Principal Correspondent Mayuresh Ganapatye from Maximum City.

BMC is one of the richest civic bodies in the country. It has an annual budget of around Rs 27,000 crore. Although, Mumbai has not experienced heavy rainfall this year but the condition of the roads have started to deteriorate. We found patch of potholes just outside Mumbai Police Commissioner's Office which is less than 1 km away from BMC HQ.

This road is one of the busiest in the city. The materials used to fillup the potholes have come out due to rain and heavy traffic plying on it. Interestingly, BMC claimed that it has made a mixture which won't get washed away during moonsoon. However, ground zero tells a different tale.

Congress blamed Shiv Sena, which controls BMC, for the pathetic condition of city roads. Congress accuses Sena of having no control over contractors undertaking maintaince work of roads.

"Why doesn't BMC charge heavy fine on road contractors after roads developed potholes during 'defect liability period'. BMC only makes tall claims but actually they don't pay enough attention on ground work." Said Ravi Raja, LOP in BMC.

Sion's Pratiksha Nagar area is also infested with potholes. It has become very difficult for people to walk on these roads. Bikers feel helpless as no one does anything about it.

"It become difficult for us to ride bike on this road. We want BMC to fix this immediately as during rains you can't locate these potholes or their depth. Roadwork was under way here just two months back now see the condition here," said Sumeet Khosla resident of Pratiksha Nagar.

"We have instructed all our officials to repair old potholes immediately. The ones developed on new roads will be repaired soon on priority." Said Yashwant Jadhav, Chairman Standing Committee.

Few years ago Bombay High Court had slammed BMC over potholes but till today there is no improvement in the condition. It shows BMC needs better infrastructure and technology to tackle this menace.

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