The government has ‘devised’ various ways to ensure that there are no potholes on Goan roads, including purchasing costly jet patchers. However, the result is there for everyone to see. In this edition of Street Voices, Herald TV asked people their reaction to recently repaired roads which have developed potholes in Panjim within weeks of their repair.
"Seeing the roads in Panjim, one is confused whether the roads ever existed. There are big potholes which have developed on roads which are supposed to have been just repaired. This also came up because the Court intervened. Seeing the condition of the roads, it appears as if corruption has become a way of life. But what can you do when the commissions are so high. Now who is responsible? PWD, Smart City or CCP? The way things are going on, it appears the administration just doesn’t care and this is happening all over Goa."
Trajano D’Mello, Political Analyst
"Panjim roads are become so bad and the city is so dirty, I have never seen this is the last 60 years. I feel like laughing and crying at the same time. Laughing because elected representatives of the ruling party are blaming the rains. Panjim is a city set on the river bank, so the river will rise in the rains. You are only concentrating how to give licences for new buildings. You are not concentrating on how the water will drain, how the people will walk, the deteriorating condition of the roads. I feel like crying because the people of Panjim like to suffer and in the end they vote for the ruling party."
