India, Aug. 5 -- Pulling up the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) road department over the deteriorating condition of city roads, municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram on Tuesday directed officials to repair all potholes within a month and expedite approvals for Rs.75 crore worth of road repair works.

At a review meeting, Ram criticised the department for poor road conditions during the monsoon and inadequate restoration after utility works.

"The department's performance has been unsatisfactory. There are potholes everywhere. How did the roads deteriorate to this extent?" he said.

The commissioner blamed poor coordination between the road, water supply and drainage departments for worsening the situation, saying roads were not proper...