Kolkata: Accident avoided on Thursday morning, close to the same place near Baisakhi Island in Salt Lake where a 25-year-old biker died after being tangled in a jerked on Wednesday night, when two motorists slipped from the road after meeting hole .
Witnesses say motorcyclists do not accelerate because stretches are already bad.
One of the bikers almost fell, but managed to control the vehicle and drive.
However, others cannot control their bicycles and fall.
He, fortunately, escaped with a few small bruises.
“I don’t usually take this stretch and don’t know the road conditions are very bad.
I will think twice before taking this road again,” said Biker who was heading to the Sector V.
The locals said such an incident occurred almost regularly due to the state of the road deteriorating in the city.
The surface that is patched or repaired is damaged in the time span and a short road is developing a big crater after heavy rain in many places.
“The hole and sudden hole causes problems for bicycles and can cause an accident anytime,” said Avik Raychaudhuri, a resident of the GD block.
BMC officials said it could take a comprehensive road repair work only if there was a dry weather spell after the rainy season.
“Until now, we are repairing patchwork,” said an official.
BMC makes a list of places in Salt Lake where the road deteriorates within a few months after being repaired and will take problems with the agency involved.
The Civic body will ask the agents concerned to maintain road maintenance for three years, failure, actions will be taken against them.
“The road is being repaired, but it is a waste of money if they are damaged in a short span Civil authorities recently took road fillings in several places, especially the path inside the block, using Rs 30 Crore approved by the government.
But the work must be stopped because of the unrelenting rain.