Pre-puja paint washed off roads and flyovers, cat's eyes installed after Kolkata bike-skid video

Kolkata, Oct 15 (UNI) Paint used to colour sections of flyovers and roads across the state is being removed at several places in West Bengal, with mechanised sweepers and labourers washing off the coloured surface at Gariahat late on Wednesday. Reflective cat's-eye studs have been installed on the Chingrighata flyover following a viral video showing motorcycles apparently skidding on the painted surface. The removal at Gariahat was carried out using road-cleaning machines and manual labour, adding to growing concerns over the safety of the pre-Durga Puja road beautification exercise. At Chingrighata, reflective road studs -- cat's eyes -- were installed…