India, Jan. 21 -- Even as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) resurfaced nearly 75 km of roads across the city for the international Pune Grand Challenge cycling tour, fresh road digging was reportedly underway near Pulgate on Tuesday morning, drawing sharp reactions from residents.

The stretch near the Pulgate petrol pump, which falls under the Pune Cantonment area, had seen major improvement after almost a decade as part of the pre-event road works. However, within days of being resurfaced, the road was dug up again while the cycling event was still in progress.

Civic officials said the PMC had undertaken large-scale resurfacing works, including repairs to carriageways, junctions and approach roads, to ensure smooth riding conditions...