Instead Of Waiting For Civic Body, Bengaluru Man Is Encouraging People To Fix Potholes Themselves
Prashanth Maruru fixed a pothole near his house on Magadi Road all by himself and then inspired others to do the same. Maruru 35 a non-teaching staffer at an engineering college posted pictures of the potholes and tagged his friends.
Potholes are a major impediment in cities across India. They lie open for days together till the civic body decides to do something about it.
Till the time its repaired people bear the brunt of jagged roads filled potholes. In reality, no one really cares to take a step towards fixing it.
But this Bengaluru man is changing that narrative. Meet, Prashanth Maruru, who fixed a pothole near his house on Magadi Road, all by himself and then inspired others to do the same.
According to Bengaluru Mirror, Maruru (35), a non-teaching staffer at an engineering college on Magadi Road, posted pictures of the potholes and had tagged his friends to take up what he calls the pothole challenge.
To take an initiative at an individual level is what he aims for.
¡°As a two-wheeler rider, I know the problems. Potholes are responsible for many accidents that take place across the city. They damage vehicles too. When it rains, they become even more dangerous because they can¡¯t be seen,¡± he told the daily.
When Maruru saw a one-and-a-half-foot-deep pothole near his house that seemed unlikely to catch the BBMP¡¯s attention, he decided it fix it himself.
¡°I bought sand, cement and jelly stones and started filling the pothole. It didn¡¯t even cost me much. If each one of us starts doing this, imagine how many potholes we can fix. We always depend on government agencies, but we know these things take time."
After all, it's better to fix a pothole than to leave it gaping. According to Maruru's estimate, it doesn't take more than Rs 50 to fix and fill a small pothole.
It's all about going that extra mile to treat your city like your own and it can make a world of a difference.
