Overview
- The video of Haldar losing his phone in a waterlogged pothole near Ramniwas Bagh has garnered over 539,000 views and sparked widespread outrage on social media.
- Haldar’s device was irretrievably lost after his two-wheeler skidded into the murky water during early July’s heavy downpour.
- Jaipur Municipal Corporation crews temporarily filled the pothole on July 10 in response to public pressure.
- Residents and activists are calling for a Rs 400-crore overhaul of the city’s outdated drainage network to prevent repeat incidents.
- Parallel waterlogging crises in Gurgaon and other urban centres highlight the broader challenge of inadequate municipal drainage during India’s monsoon season.