Gurugram, June 21 -- The Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited (GMCBL) has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to repair Vatika Chowk service roads along the Delhi-Gurugram (NH 48) expressway, citing damage to low-floor buses due to deteriorating road conditions. In a letter to the NHAI on Friday, GMCBL flagged that poor road conditions are damaging suspensions, chassis, tyres, and other key components, "resulting in increased maintenance costs for each bus that may rise to Rs.1.5 lakh per year due to sustained suspension damage from scraping against jagged road surfaces," officials added. A GMCBL official said the deteriorated road poses a risk of accidents and vehicle breakdowns, especially for low-floor buses with ground clearance of 400mm. A senior official at TravelTime, among the two concessionaires responsible for the maintenance and operations of city buses, said damages due to poor roads have been adversely affecting their operations and finances. "Surveys were carried out on key city roads, with geo-tagged images of debilitating stretches. GMCBL submitted a detailed report to the NHAI and Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), however, no substantial improvement is visible as of today," the senior official said. A senior NHAI official said, "The stretch was revamped a few months ago. The authority will recarpet the stretch and direct civic bodies to improve drainage systems in the vicinity." The official added that urgent repairs will likely be completed in the coming weeks....