Mayor Firhad Hakim expressed dissatisfaction over broken stretches of the EM Bypass during an inspection of the city’s roads late on Wednesday.

Hakim, also the urban development minister, told engineers of the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to ensure prompt repair of the road.

Hakim got down from his car near the transport department’s office at the Ruby crossing. The surface of the Ultadanga-bound flank was worn out and it sported multiple craters. Police officers showed the minister the broken condition of both the Ultdanga-bound and Garia-bound flanks of the Bypass

The mayor then proceeded towards the Anwar Shah Road connector but stopped at Avishikta crossing, where potholes dotted the road.

“So there would be other stretches also on the Bypass where the road is broken?” Hakim asked CMDA engineers.

The engineer told Hakim that both the stretches in front of the Ruby and the Avishikta crossings were maintained by the RVNL, which is building the New Garia-Airport Metro.

“Both CMDA and RVNL would ensure that the EM Bypass is in good condition before Puja,” the official said.

Another CMDA official said RVNL had repaired the stretch earlier also but rain washed away the filling material.

Hakim told engineers of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC) to demolish the walls of a vat on the Prince Anwar Shah Road connector, where garbage had accumulated.