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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru, Sep 2: Soon after a lady from the city made a 'Pookalam' (colourful arrangements of flowers) around the potholes at Pumpwell service road, the authorities related to road work and maintenance rushed to the spot and repaired the potholes on Wednesday September 2.
It may be recalled, an educational consultant from Mangaluru, Radhika Deemanth Suvarna, came up with an idea of making a ‘Pookalam’ around the pothole at service road in Pumpwell highlighting the pathetic road condition which gained attention of the concerned authorities.
The act of Radhika due to which necessary action was taken by the authorities, has been widely appreciated by the public.
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Mangaluru: Unique Onam celebration at Pumpwell highlights pathetic road conditions
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru, Sep 2: The roads in Mangaluru have turned pathetic with potholes and the general public is highly critical about the issue. People are losing their lives in accidents accounting to potholes. While many roads have been developed, the service roads are completely neglected and unnoticed by the concerned authorities leading them to be in pathetic condition.
An educational consultant, Radhika Deemanth Suvarna, came up with an idea to celebrate Onam by making 'Pookalam' (colourful arrangements of flowers) around the potholes at Pumpwell service road on Tuesday September 1. The Pumpwell flyover was in the headlines for taking ten long years for its completion. The flyover is now completed and open for public, but the service roads have turned pathetic with numerous potholes.
Educational consultant Radhika Deemanth Suvarna was accompanied by her friends Yuvika, Supritha and make-up artiste Nelofar.
Speaking to Daijiworld.com Radhika Deemanth Suvarna said, "We celebrated Onam by making pookalam around the potholes on the service road at Pumpwell. I am a working lady and I commute a lot on that road. We can notice several potholes which leads to accidents and several people have lost lives. Authorities highlight only main roads. What about the service roads which are completely neglected? The concerned authorities need to focus on service roads as well. Keeping this in mind, we came up with the idea of making Pookalam here as a part of Onam with my friends," she said.