Disappointed by administration, Mumbai residents begin repair work of potholes
Disappointed by administration, Mumbai residents begin repair work of potholes
Mustaq Ansari and Irfan Machivala took up the initiative after six pothole-related deaths were reported in the city. Mustaq said that there are around 100,000 potholes in Mumbai and they are creating problems every day.
Two men from India's financial capital Mumbai have taken upon themselves to the fix the potholes and rough patches of road that have caused several accidents in the past few months.
MustaqAnsari and Irfan Machivala took up the initiative after six pothole-related deaths were reported in the city.Mustaqsaid that there are around 100,000 potholes in Mumbai and they are creating problems every day.
Recently, members of various non-governmental organisations and other foundations of the city staged a protest against the government and state civic body's inability to repair the pothole-riddled roads.
India has the world's second-largest road network and one of the highest numbers of road accidents globally. Official data recorded more than 150,000 deaths from about 500,000 accidents in 2016.
Nearly a tenth of those deaths was caused by accidents involving potholes, which are a common feature of Indian roads.