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1 week, 1 day ago

Dead returns! Man declared 'lifeless' revives after ambulance hits a pothole in Kolhapur

A miraculous incident in Kolhapur has left many in awe, with some even calling it a "New Year Miracle." A man, who was declared dead after suffering a heart attack, came back to life when the ambulance carrying his body hit a pothole on its way back home. Just as the ambulance was carrying the body to the home of …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Blame game breaks out over drainage chamber collapse on JM Road

Hindustan Times

Pune: A blame game has erupted between Pune Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited after a drainage chamber caved in on Jungli Maharaj Road, creating a large pothole. A blame game has erupted between PMC and Maha-Metro after a drainage chamber caved in on JM Road, creating a large pothole. Dilip Pawara, executive engineer, PMC Road Department, said, …

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3 weeks ago

How much worse are Britain's roads getting? More routes deteriorating into a poor condition as Labour increases funds to fix potholes

Daily Mail

The Government has pledged to spend a record £1.6billion next year fixing potholes across England as part of its latest effort to tackle the biggest scourge on our roads. 'A' roads and locally managed motorways account for around 10 per cent of the Local Authority managed road network in England and carry approximately 31 per cent of all traffic, according …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Kurnool collector aiming for pothole free roads by Sankranti

Deccan Chronicle

He explained that the CC road construction under NREGS is ongoing, alongside pothole filling on R&B roads at a cost of ₹13 crore. The government has also sanctioned ₹11.16 crore, aiming to make roads pothole free by Sankranti festival. Incidentally, only 40 per cent of road infrastructure work has been completed in Kurnool division, while Adoni leads 72 per cent …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'India is not for supercars': Multicrore Lamborghini battles rough road, pothole in viral video. Watch

Hindustan Times

In India, owning a Lamborghini or Ferrari may seem like a dream for many supercar enthusiasts, but navigating the country’s rough roads can quickly turn that dream into a test of endurance. A struggle between supercar and hatchback A video circulating on Instagram shows a sleek black Lamborghini Huracan slowly navigating a speed breaker before hitting a pothole. It's like …

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Andhra CM Repairs Pothole on Road with His Own Hands, Targets Jagan Mohan Reddy

ABP News

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has launched a mission to achieve pothole-free roads in the state. He personally repaired a pothole by filling it with mortar and also fixed a large pothole by dumping material onto it by a truck. Naidu has also tasked Roads and Buildings Minister BC Janardhan Reddy and officials to ensure that no pothole …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Potholes: A Hilarious Take on Infrastructure Issues in Bengaluru

India Today

Bengaluru tech entrepreneur launches app to rate and review city's potholes. The app, named 'Potluru,' allows users to rate and review the city's potholes, with the worst roads receiving top ratings. The app has gained traction on social media, with users offering witty suggestions and ideas to improve the city's infrastructure. The city's authorities have been given a 15-day deadline …

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3 months ago

M4 pothole wrecks 20 cars in one go: Drivers line up along the hard shoulder (just days before M25 crater took out 58 cars)

Daily Mail

A 'massive' pothole crippled 20 cars on the M4, just days before a similar sized crater caused carnage on the M25 last week. There was chaos on the M4 when motorists plunged into a 'massive' pothole near junction 5 - just days before a similar sized crater caused carnage on the M25 M25: Just five days later at least 58 …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Shivraj Singh Chouhan's car stuck in puddle during Jharkhand visit – Watch video – India TV

India TV News

During a recent visit to Jharkhand, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and a prominent BJP leader, encountered an unexpected challenge when his vehicle became lodged in a muddy pothole on a rain-soaked road. A video of the incident quickly went viral, showing Chouhan’s vehicle tilted precariously in the gaping pothole, surrounded by security personnel attempting …

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4 months ago

Pothole problem can’t be fixed in 15 days, say civic activists as BBMP starts to fill them

The Hindu

Following a 15-day deadline set by Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar to fill potholes on city roads, senior civic officials, including special commissioners, are overseeing the exercise on the streets, even inviting the media and making it an event. In the last three days since Mr. Shivakumar asked senior officials to go to the streets and …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Yamaraja' and 'Chitragupta' stage long jump competition in Udupi to highlight pothole problem | WATCH

India TV News

In Karnataka’s Udupi, a unique protest took place, criticising the government for poor road maintenance. With the Udupi-Malpe Road riddled with numerous potholes, a group of men dressed as Yamaraja and Chitragupta held a long jump competition on the damaged road. In a video posted by letsmakebetterplace on X, a man dressed as Yamaraja stood beside a pothole, instructing people …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru residents perform ‘pothole puja’ in unique protest against bad roads on Varamahalakshmi day

Hindustan Times

Bengaluru's infamous pothole problem is a persistent challenge that residents face on the daily, especially causing significant inconvenience to commuters. READ | Youtuber worships Bengaluru potholes in new song, thanks politicians for inspiring him A video shared on social media shows a man and a woman performing a puja at the edge of a large pothole, which is filled with …

Bengaluru Jyothi Pothole Puja

5 months ago

500 potholes repaired Saturday night, says Pune civic body

Hindustan Times

Following criticism from the public and instructions from the union minister of state for civil aviation and MP from Pune Lok Sabha constituency, Murlidhar Mohol, on Saturday to repair all potholes within two days, the Pune Municipal Corporation began repairing potholes the night of Saturday. PMC repaired potholes at Sinhagad Road, Solapur Road, Pune Cantonment, Lulla Nagar, Nagar Road, Baner …

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5 months, 1 week ago

PMC receives plaint of pothole-riddled road, repairs just one spot

Hindustan Times

Despite receiving complaints about multiple potholes and trenches on Dhanori Road, the Pune Municipal Corporation Road department repaired just one pothole on the stretch. An area resident said, “The 500-meter stretch of Dhanori-Charholi road starting from Parijat sweets to Fitniq gym multiple potholes and trenches leading to regular traffic congestion and hardship to commuters and area residents. We will clear …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru roads to be white-topped with ₹1800 crore. ‘Will last for 25 years,’ says DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times

Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said that white-topping will be done at a total 157 km of roads in Bengaluru and it will make the tech capital, a pothole free city. ‘Will last for 25 years’ DK Shivakumar said, “Bengaluru roads are usually prone to potholes due to regular rains. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike is asked to identify …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Young woman in Chennai killed after bike hits water-filled pothole

The Hindu

A 24-year-old woman was killed after falling from the pillion of her brother’s bike, after it hit a water-filled pothole in Thirumangalam. On Friday around 11.30 p.m., she was riding pillion on a bike with her brother, Venkatesh, 28, an AC mechanic, from ICF to Thirumangalam. As they were travelling, the vehicle accidentally hit a pothole filled with stagnant water. …

Her Brother Venkatesh Thirumangalam

6 months ago

FACT CHECK: Woman falling into 'Ram Path' pothole in Ayodhya? Here's the truth behind viral video

India TV News

A viral video on social media claiming that a woman fell into a pothole on Ayodhya's 'Ram Path,' which allegedly collapsed after the first rain, has been debunked by police and administration. The investigation revealed that the viral video is actually from Brazil, dating back to 2022, and not related to Ayodhya's Ram Path. Misleading social media posts The video …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Britain's pothole problem is five times worse than previously thought with 11.5 million craters on our roads, new AI app reveals

Daily Mail

Britain's pothole problem is five times worse than previously believed, according to fresh new data which has revealed there are a staggering 11.5 million craters on roads. This comes after Britain's pothole backlog was estimated to cost a record £16.3 million, with the estimated repair bill increasing by £1.22 billion for local authorities to reach their own target road conditions. …

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8 months, 1 week ago

What are self-healing roads that India may introduce to tackle the big pothole problem?

Firstpost

India has a serious problem of potholes. Now, to tackle this menace, the National Highways Authority of India is considering adopting a technology of self-healing roads. The National Highways Authority of India is, in fact, beginning work on adopting a new technology that would allow roads to heal and for potholes to become history. “This could increase the lifespan of …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Graduate driving licences and sorting the pothole crisis once and for all: AA reveals its latest motoring manifesto

Daily Mail

The pothole problem must be sorted and smart motorways abolished, the AA says in its latest motoring manifesto which saw nearly 12,000 of its members respond. Potholes are causing a real issue to roads across the country, and councils are constantly under pressure to allocate more funds to improving road surface quality Road maintenance – pothole crisis Road maintenance was …

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9 months ago

Commentary: So many potholes in L.A. — and not enough people to fix them

LA Times

A wide and deep pothole at Western and 6th Streets in Los Angeles on Jan. 12, 2023. Opinion Editorial: L.A.’s budget mess means residents could pay more for less service This is the result of decisions made by Bass and the City Council. Since December 2023, the city’s Bureau of Street Services received 16,709 requests for pothole repair. Keith Mozee, …

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9 months, 1 week ago

‘Humour is powerful’: Cartoons take on Uganda’s repressive government

Al Jazeera

Huge potholes and rundown hospitals are actually getting fixed, thanks to a cartoonist’s online satire aimed at the government. Ssentongo admits that the tweet calling for pothole photos was “partly joking, partly sounding out how it would be received”, adding that he didn’t “plan to turn it into a grand initiative”. A well-drawn history Ssentongo says that he is motivated …

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9 months, 1 week ago

A Compton couple fixed neighborhood potholes. The city has ordered them to stop

LA Times

It started with a popped tire. The city issued a cease-and-desist letter dated March 14, demanding that the couple stop “unauthorized repairs to public roadways.” “Your actions have raised serious concerns as they a threat to public safety and the integrity of our city’s infrastructure. The city told ABC7 that it has set aside money for road repairs, but its …

Couple Work City Road Repair Daisy Compton

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Who should pay if you hit one of the country’s two million potholes

The Independent

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Dead returns! Man declared 'lifeless' revives after ambulance hits a pothole in Kolhapur

Blame game breaks out over drainage chamber collapse on JM Road

How much worse are Britain's roads getting? More routes deteriorating into a poor condition as Labour increases funds to fix potholes

Kurnool collector aiming for pothole free roads by Sankranti

'India is not for supercars': Multicrore Lamborghini battles rough road, pothole in viral video. Watch

Andhra CM Repairs Pothole on Road with His Own Hands, Targets Jagan Mohan Reddy

Potholes: A Hilarious Take on Infrastructure Issues in Bengaluru

M4 pothole wrecks 20 cars in one go: Drivers line up along the hard shoulder (just days before M25 crater took out 58 cars)

Shivraj Singh Chouhan's car stuck in puddle during Jharkhand visit – Watch video – India TV

Pothole problem can’t be fixed in 15 days, say civic activists as BBMP starts to fill them

'Yamaraja' and 'Chitragupta' stage long jump competition in Udupi to highlight pothole problem | WATCH

Bengaluru residents perform ‘pothole puja’ in unique protest against bad roads on Varamahalakshmi day

500 potholes repaired Saturday night, says Pune civic body

PMC receives plaint of pothole-riddled road, repairs just one spot

Bengaluru roads to be white-topped with ₹1800 crore. ‘Will last for 25 years,’ says DK Shivakumar

Young woman in Chennai killed after bike hits water-filled pothole

FACT CHECK: Woman falling into 'Ram Path' pothole in Ayodhya? Here's the truth behind viral video

Britain's pothole problem is five times worse than previously thought with 11.5 million craters on our roads, new AI app reveals

What are self-healing roads that India may introduce to tackle the big pothole problem?

Graduate driving licences and sorting the pothole crisis once and for all: AA reveals its latest motoring manifesto

Commentary: So many potholes in L.A. — and not enough people to fix them

‘Humour is powerful’: Cartoons take on Uganda’s repressive government

A Compton couple fixed neighborhood potholes. The city has ordered them to stop

Who should pay if you hit one of the country’s two million potholes