Social Worker Gets 'Rolling' to Protest Bad Roads, Offers Aarti to Potholes in Udupi - News18
News 18As heavy rains across the country worsen road conditions, citizens have adopted unique methods to highlight conditions and demand for better roads. Most recently, a social worker in Karnataka’s Udupi protested bad roads by rolling on a street covered with potholes on Tuesday. Nityananda Volakadu, a social worker from Udupi, offered ‘aarti’ to the potholes of Indrali bridge in the city and performed ‘Urulu Seve’, a ritual that typically involves rolling on the ground around temples for the welfare of the society. #WATCH | Karnataka: A social worker named Nityananda Olakadu rolls on a stretch of a road as he protests in a unique manner against potholes on the roads in Udupi pic.twitter.com/znCwZmPP1z— ANI September 15, 2022 Speaking on the issue, Volakadu on Wednesday said that a tender has been allotted for the road on the Udupi-Manipal national highway three years ago, however the stretch continues to be in a pathetic condition.