India, June 10 -- In a decisive move towards pothole-free roads, the BMC has assigned deputy engineers across its 227 wards to conduct daily inspection of their respective area to proactively identify and fill potholes before they grow larger and complaints are filed.

"The objective is clear: pothole-free roads for Mumbai's citizens. Any evidence of road degradation will be met with stringent action," said civic chief administrator Bhushan Gagrani, during a key strategy meeting at the BMC headquarters held on June 9 with officials from the roads and traffic department, including additional municipal commissioner (projects) Abhijit Bangar.

Bangar said that the pothole-repair contractors had already been appointed, and added that each dep...