Headline October 13, 2018/ '' ' INDIA'S POTHOLES DADA' ''

'' ' INDIA'S POTHOLES DADA' ''

*WORLD STUDENTS SAFETY NIGHTMARES* : No point in naming the countries from the world over. The  Developing Countries have very little variations or concerns to show.

Just a day ago, in Proud Pakistan, two students fell off and through the open doors of a passenger bus. On died on the spot and other struggles for life.

WITH MOST RESPECTFUL dedication :

To the memory of this promising Student Prakash Bilhore and to the agony and the sterling example of his father, DADARAO Bilhore.

The World Students Society stops to pay respects, share the horrid and unending grief, and give a standing ovation.............

*Dadaroa fills potholes out of love for dead son*.

Dadarao Bilhore smoothes the road surface, rests his shovel, looks to the sky and prays for his son, one of the thousands of Indians killed every year in accidents caused by potholes.

STUDENT Prakash Billore, a promising student, was just 16 when he died in July 2015 in Mumbai, India's hectic financial and Bollywood capital of 20 million people.

To help deal with his grief, Prakash's devastated father Dadarao decided he would do something about Mumbai's  roads, which like most of India's are notoriously shoddy.

Using sand and gravel collected from  building sites, Bilhore has filled in almost 600 potholes across India's financial capital in the past three years.

The  48-year- old  vegetable vendor does it to pay tribute to his beloved son and in the hope that it will save lives.

''Prakash's sudden death left a huge void in our lives. I do this work to honour and remember him.

''I also don't want anyone else to lose a loved one like we have,'' Bilhore tells AFP at the modest apartment he shares with his wife, daughter and extended family.

Prakash Bilhore was travelling pillion when the motorbike he was on with his cousin hit a deep pothole sending them both flying through the air.

Prakash who wasn't wearing a helmet, suffered fatal brain damage. His cousin who was wearing a helmet walked away with minor injuries.

The tragic accident occurred during Mumbai's summer monsoon when heavy rains are blamed for causing crater like holes on the teeming coastal city's roads.

Potholes are so common that a campaign is under way to have Mumbai featured in the Guinness  Book of Records as the city with most potholes.

Navin Lade, a resident claims to have recorded more than 27,000  holes on the website, although local officials dispute his findings.

TEN DEATHS A DAY :

Government statistics show that potholes were responsible for the deaths of 3,597 people across India last year, an average of 10 a day.

Citizens blame government apathy, accusing local authorities of failing to maintain roads properly.

Activists say contractors hired to repair roads do a bad job on purpose so the work will need to be done again the following year.

The government needs to take  responsibility and create better infrastructure,'' urges Bilhore.

He says he has repaired 585 potholes many of them alone, others with the help of volunteers who are inspired by his story.

Bilhore has been featured in Indian countless Indian newspapers articles and received several awards, earning him the nickname ''pothole dada'', an affectionate term in India for a respected male.

''Recognition of our work has given me strength to deal with the pain and wherever I go I feel  Prakash is standing with me,'' Says Bilhore.

''As long as I am alive and can walk I will get rid of all of these potholes.''
 
With respectful dedication to the memory all the Students of the world who died in road accidents, and then Parents, and Students of India, and then the Students, Professors and Teachers of the world.

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