Overview

• On August 3, a Kanpur father lay with a mat and pillow in a water-filled pothole on the Barra-8 to Anand South City stretch after his daughter slipped into it on her way to school.
• His chanting of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and the protest video have gone viral, spurring onlookers and local residents to join his demonstration.
• Locals report that months of monsoon damage have left the route nearly unusable, forcing children, cyclists, and vehicles through knee-deep water and broken surfaces.
• Despite repeated complaints to councillors, MLAs, and ministers, authorities have only applied a quick soil-and-gravel fill without any commitment to permanent repairs.
• Residents warn that ongoing rains will further erode the road and heighten safety risks if substantive reconstruction is not undertaken.