Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala (JD)

Karkala, Oct 9: Fed up of the condition of the national highway, a businessman has come forward and repaired the potholed road herein Karkala. Gerald D'silva, APMC vice president and a businessman is the disillusioned common man who took it upon himself to repair the road.

The national highway between Karakala-Bajagoli has been one of the worst roads in Karkala. Gerald D'Silva came forward to undertake patchwork near Miyar on this stretch.

A dangerous pothole was created here in Miyar Kuntibail on Karkala-Bajagoli national highway. Media sections had also reported about the dangerous pothole but there was no response from the national highway authority. Many commuters have met with accidents in this part of the road as they couldn't control the vehicle.

Huge potholes have opened up on the national highway that passes through the Sanur-Chilimbi road, connecting Dakshina Kannada-Udupi district. As these potholes go unnoticed by the vehicle drivers they brake suddenly and a series of accidents in the melee of avoiding them.

Speaking about his generous deed, Gerald D'Silva said, "A bike had met with an accident right in front of my eyes due to pothole. I had decided to repair this pothole that day itself at my own expenses. Many accidents have occured in this place earlier. Now I have put concrete to the pothole and it's closed. Vehicles can move with ease now on", he said.