Mumbai: Mumbai’s Dadarao Bilhore has accomplished a task that the municipality could not or couldn’t have done all these years. He filled up the 556th pothole in the city on Sunday.
Bilhore’ son Prakash died on July 28, 2015, after his bike fell into a deep pothole on the rainwater clogged Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) in Mumbai. After his son’s death, Bilhore began filling up potholes in the city to avert such accidents
Bilhore said to ANI, “I don’t want people to face the same fate as my son. I will keep working till India becomes pothole-free. Our nation has a huge population. Even if one lakh people start filling potholes, India will become pothole-free.”
There is a conflict between Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), over taking the responsibility of resolving the crisis. Talking on this controversy, he said, “If people start filling potholes, they will be inspired to take up the work and solve the problem.”
Around six persons have lost their lives in and around Mumbai due to potholes this monsoon season.
Earlier this month, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena workers protested against the chronic issue of potholes-related deaths in the state.
