'Narak Puri' to 'Nala Sarovar': Here's why Agra residents 'renamed' their colonies

Frustrated Agra locals have put up signboards 'renaming' their colonies: Narak Puri, Keechad Nagar, Ghinona Nagar, Badboo Vihar, Nala Sarovar and the like. According to this year's Swachh Bharat Survey, Agra is the sixth cleanest city in Uttar Pradesh.  

Residents of Agra have devised a creative approach to express their displeasure over numerous problems, such as terrible roads and waterlogging. After a lot of rain, a number of districts in Uttar Pradesh have been experiencing waterlogging problems. The angry people have posted signs that read, "Renaming "colonies such as Narak Puri, Keechad Nagar, Ghinona Nagar, Badbu Vihar, and Nala Sarovar.

Residents of these colonies reportedly petitioned the district administration, MPs, MLAs, and other relevant authorities but were refused assistance in removing the roadways, according to an ANI report.

"The district government has not offered us any assistance. We have voiced our complaints to everyone, including MPs, MLAs, and relevant agencies, but in vain. Politicians visit this area simply to solicit votes before leaving," a local told media.

They dubbed their colonies "Narak Puri," "Keechad Nagar," "Ghinona Nagar," and "Nala Sarovar" in an effort to attract attention to the urgent problem in protest against the poor state of the road and the significant waterlogging.

The meteorological service has forecast heavy rain, therefore all schools in the Uttar Pradesh districts of Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Aligarh, Agra, Etah, Mainpuri, and Firozabad were closed. According to this year's Swachh Bharat Survey, Agra is the sixth cleanest city in Uttar Pradesh. Locals have put up banners with new names of the colonies, calling into question the veracity of the data reported in the Swachh Bharat Survey.

Bengaluru citizens had lodged a similar protest earlier this year. Residents of Kanakapura Road in Bengaluru were shown in a social media video using a novel tactic to protest potholes on the neighborhood's roadways. A person costumed as "Yama Dharmaraja," who in Hindu mythology is essentially the deity of death, was seen gesturing toward the potholes that cause bad road conditions in the viral video.