‘Astronauts’ land on road craters: Over 100 Jaipur residents stage unique protest against potholes

A
ma
d essed
as
ast o auts
sta ds
i
a
wate logged
oad
c ate
to
highlight
civic
issues
a d
p otest
agai st
wate loggi g
i
the
Jhotwa a
a ea,
i
Jaipu
(PTI
photo)

NEW
DELHI:
What
if
you
could
expe ie ce
the
Moo
without
leavi g
Jaipu ?
Mo e
tha
100
eside ts
of
Gokulpu a
i
the
Jhotwa a
assembly
a ea
attempted
to
a swe
that
questio
o
Thu sday
by
tu i g
thei
eighbou hood’s
pothole- iddled
oads
i to
a
makeshift
lu a
la dscape.Reside ts
of
Gokulpu a’s
wa ds
46
a d
47
staged
a
two-hou
p otest
f om
10
am
to
oo
o
P atap
Ci cle
Road,
with
two
p oteste s
d essed
as
ast o auts
a d
steppi g
i to
la ge,
wate -filled
potholes.The
u usual
p otest
was
aimed
at
highlighti g
the
co ditio
of
oads
a d
d ai age
i
the
a ea,
which
eside ts
said
has
dete io ated
afte
ece t
ai s.

Reside ts
say
potholes
have
become
‘Moo
a d
Ma s’
c ate s

The
p oteste s
said
they
have
bee
t yi g
fo
a ou d
th ee
mo ths
to
d aw
the
atte tio
of
Jhotwa a
MLA
a d
mi iste
Rajyava dha
Si gh
Ratho e,
Jaipu
u al
MP
Rao
Raje d a
Si gh,
fo me
cou cillo s
a d
officials
of
the
Jaipu
Developme t
Autho ity
(JDA)
a d
Jaipu
Mu icipal
Co po atio
(JMC).Some
eside ts
alleged
that
they
had
epeatedly
failed
to
meet
Ratho e,
while
o
some
occasio s
his
staff
told
them
he
was
“busy”.P oteste
Deve d a
P atap
Si gh
said
the
ast o aut-themed
p otest
was
mea t
to
u de li e
the
scale
of
the
p oblem.

“If
potholes
esemble
the
Moo
a d
Ma s,
why
spe d
billio s
o
ockets
whe
Jhotwa a
is
al eady
offe i g
the
full
expe ie ce,
complete
with
mo soo
wate
featu es,”
Si gh
said.

He
added
that
the
p otest
was
i te ded
to
show
that
the
potholes
left
afte
the
ai s
had
become
so
la ge
that
they
esembled
c ate s
o
the
Moo
a d
Ma s.Reside ts
aised
co ce s
ove
b oke
oads,
poo
d ai age
a d
la ge
potholes
that
have
wo se ed
followi g
the
ece t
ai s.Sou ces
told
TOI
that
te de s
fo
d ai age
a d
oad
co st uctio
wo k
i
the
co stitue cy
have
al eady
bee
awa ded.
The
wo k
is
expected
to
begi
afte
the
mo soo
e ds.