Meanings of poor upkeep in English

After decades of poor upkeep, the refineries are bleeding money as well as fuel.

These shortcomings, largely related to corruption, mismanagement and poor upkeep strategies, plunged the nation into a period of protracted darkness.

Flooding was particularly grievous in the region of Verulam where, due to poor upkeep and planning, infrastructure was washed away with the downpour.

They have pointed to poor upkeep of the 3,000 km (1,860 miles) of roads it operates.