Kerala High Court raps authorities for allowing roads to fall in disrepair
The Hindu
Justice Devan Ramachandran, while dealing with a case relating to repairs of roads in the Kochi Corporation, orally observed that if the engineers did not know how to repair roads that could withstand the rain, they should be asked to resign and go
The Kerala High Court on Thursday criticised the authorities concerned for not carrying out long-lasting repairs of roads in the State.
Justice Devan Ramachandran, while dealing with a case relating to repairs of roads in the Kochi Corporation, orally observed that if the engineers did not know how to repair roads that could withstand the rain, they should be asked to resign and go. There were several engineers waiting to get into service.
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