This paper had run extensive reports and mid-day’s website had a video of mud pouring into a home at Khareghat Colony. In a surreal scene, mud slid into a bedroom, smashing window grills and flooding the room.

Post that catastrophe, citizens had one refrain about work beginning on Hughes Road. It is not surprising that we have had responses expressing relief at work beginning at the stretch. The overriding sentiment though is doubt over meeting the June 2021 deadline and the quality of work.

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Authorities need to understand the place these doubts are coming from. These are from a citizenry weary and wary about promises, and let down time and again when it comes to deadlines for completion and even work quality.

Let us break this stereotype now by truly sticking to a timeframe. Be more transparent and have some accountability when it comes to such repairs. Finally, ensure that the repairs are top-notch, worth the money and effort, and truly stand the test of time. Adherence to this pattern will obliterate cynicism and perennial questions dangling above any civic work or facelifts. BMC, your time starts now.