Potholes are commonplace on Indian roads and the pothole menace is never ending. The police in Thane has booked a 21-year-old, Piyush Mishra, for rash driving and negligence, two months after his death.?
The problem is, according to reports, he died after his vehicle hit a pothole on the Thane-Bhiwandi road. Instead of registering a case against the corporator responsible for the construction and maintenance of the road, the cops blamed the youth.?
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The police said that Mishra was driving a two-wheeler at a high speed, due to which he hit a pothole and died. The FIR clearly states that Mishra fell from his two-wheeler after he hit a pothole, despite this the police says that he was over speeding. The police have filed case against him, under Section 279 (rash driving) and Section 304A (death due to negligence).
Senior inspector Maloji Shinde told the Times Of India, ¡°Two to three witnesses have claimed the deceased was riding at full speed due to which he hit pothole and could not manage to control the vehicle, resulting in his death.¡±
A month back, the BMC said that citizens in Mumbai will get an award of Rs 500 who report potholes. But there are some things to keep in mind - the pothole should be at least 1 ft in length and 3 inches deep on roads maintained by the BMC, and the cash prize will be given only if it is not fixed within 24 hours of a complaint being filed.?
India Today
The move comes a month after it launched the 'MyBMC Pothole Fixit' app wherein citizens can register pothole complaints, reported the Times of India. In a meeting, the BMC administration had asked all seven deputy municipal commissioners to direct their respective ward-level staff and contractors to fill all the potholes by October 31 in order to begin the 'competition' from November.?
The BMC announced this after several lives were lost due to the potholes filled roads in Maharashtra.?
Well, it seems like nobody in this country gives a damn about human life. In 2017, potholes claimed 3,597 lives as compared to 803 lives lost in terror attacks, so when will the authorities wake up?