Watch: Bathinda villagers peel off newly laid road with bare hands
Villagers in Bathinda, India, have demonstrated poor road construction quality by peeling off sections of a newly laid road with their bare hands. Residents are demanding an investigation into the use of substandard materials.
Why it matters
This highlights issues of government accountability and infrastructure corruption in local public works projects.
BATHINDA: Residents of Kotbhara and Ramgarh Bhundar villages in Bathinda district have alleged that substandard material was used in the construction of a newly laid road connecting the two villages.The villagers claimed that the quality of the road is so poor that portions of its surface are peeling off and breaking apart at several spots.
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