Joshwa D'Souza
Daijiworld Media Network-Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Jun 19: Enraged by the increasing number of potholes, a female constable, a rickshaw driver and a local performed a good deed by filling the potholes with stones on Sunday, June 19 evening at Bendoorwell circle in the city.
Home guard constable Rekha, auto rickshaw driver Boobanna and local resident Pradeep carried the stones in a rickshaw tempo and in Boobanna's rickshaw and filled the potholes.
Speaking to Daijiworld Boobanna, who is driving his auto rickshaw for past 20 years said that an injury to two bike riders yesterday evening motivated them to do this good deed and a shopkeeper also sponsored a rickshaw tempo to bring the stones.
"Glass of one of shops got broken by the stone which flew after getting stuck under a vehicle's tyre. And two bike riders got injured after their bikes landed in the pothole here yesterday. During every monsoon movement becomes very tough here because of potholes. The reason for this is the leakage in one of the pipes underground." Boobanna said.
Some locals gathered asked as to why cannot the nearby residents and people's representatives U T Khader and Ivan D'souza take initiative to find a permanent solution to this as they travel on this road.
Traffic ACP Udaya Nayak has appreciated the constable's work.
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