Motorcyclist dies after falling into pit dug up on road
The Hindu
This is the third incident this month where motorists have met with fatal accidents while trying to negotiate potholes or bad stretches
Bad roads have claimed the life of yet another motorist this month. A 47-year-old man was killed, when his two-wheeler skidded and hit barricades around a pit that had been dug up in the middle of Hesaraghatta Main road, on Friday night. The barricades had been put for ongoing Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) work without adequate lighting, warnings or safety measures, said a police official.
This is the third incident this month where motorists have met with fatal accidents while trying to negotiate potholes or bad stretches.
The deceased was identified as Anandappa S., who lived in T. Dasarahalli and worked in a private firm. He was returning home from work when the accident took place.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists