Bhopal, Jul 10 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Rakesh Singh on Thursday said he was going to order a survey of all under-construction bridges.
Commenting on a controversy over his statement `as long as there are roads, there will be potholes’, he claimed he was quoted by the media out of context, and a road must remain in good condition during its intended lifespan.
But there is no technique that can ensure a completely pothole-free road forever and even the roads in Washington and New York have potholes, he said.
Talking to PTI over phone from Delhi, Singh said a section of the media picked up his single statement “as long as there are roads, there will be potholes” and presented it in a distorted way by omitting what he said before and after.
“The question posed to me was when will potholes on roads disappear….Is there any technique in the world by way of which potholes will stop appearing? There are potholes in Washington and New York. After the expiry date, potholes are bound to come up. But if the life of a road is five years and it develops potholes in four years, a probe is needed,” Singh said.
He also said that roads and bridges do have 90 degree turns.
Recently, the MP government ordered an inquiry after the 90 degree turn of a newly-built railway over-bridge in Bhopal drew criticism and ridicule.
“Look at a road crossings of Bhopal and you will see them with 90 degree (turn). But the issue is whether a road has enough turning radius. Turning radius is to be looked at, not the degree. If there is turning radius and super elevation then there is no problem,” the minister said. PTI LAL KRK
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