"What a beautiful sight. While the road is obscured, the hole is clearly apparent in the form of a little pond," he said in the description. The video depicts National Highway 227, which runs through Bihar's Madhubani district.
A video depicting a road full with big holes covering an entire road in Bihar has gone viral, causing uproar. Praveen Thakur came to Twitter to post the footage, tagging Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari.
"What a beautiful sight. While the road is obscured, the hole is clearly apparent in the form of a little pond," he said in the description. The video depicts National Highway 227, which runs through Bihar's Madhubani district. According to a Dainik Bhaskar report, the road has been in a completely deteriorated state since 2015.
माननीय ये एनएच 227 L है। कितना गजब का नजारा है। सड़क दिख नही रही गड्ढे अवश्य दिख रहे छोटे तालाब के शक्ल में। गजब की अजब गाथा। क्यों संवेदक फरार हो जाता है।? क्या आप ठोस कार्रवाई नही कर सकते हैं ? pic.twitter.com/zEoL2bWEGO
— Praveen Thakur (@Thakurpraveen87)The video has infuriated social media users worldwide. It has had over 160K views since it was uploaded. A few others are also making light of the issue. "This is an NH vs Swimming Pool competition," one commenter commented in the comments section." "Bihar tourism could build this route as a Road cum lake," commented another." Here are some responses:
Venice like streets now in bihar, sincerely thanks to https://t.co/G1EyvUeWbJ
— Shardul Nagrare (@Shardul_Nagrare)Even if you ignore the life size swimming pools, how does the govt justify calling a single lane road as a National Highway?
Heck I don't even want my street road to be this small, leave alone a highway https://t.co/B54nt0Sd48
Bihar tourism should develop this road as a
Road cum lake 🥺
According to sources, at least three tenders have been issued to rebuild the damaged road. However, all of the contractors have gone AWOL, leaving the work undone. Gadkari had stated at an event that Bihar's road infrastructure will be on par with that of the United States by December 2024.