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The 296-km Bundelkhand Expressway, inaugurated by PM Modi on July 16, 2022, developed one-and-a-half-foot-deep potholes and caved in at Chiriya Salempur just five days later after rain, damaging two cars and a motorcycle. Opposition leaders, including BJP MP Varun Gandhi, demanded strict action over the construction quality of the flagship project.
The official record states: "UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority spokesperson Durgesh Upadhyay said the potholes formed "due to rains" and were repaired immediately before reopening."
“Five days after the Prime Minister opened it, a ₹14,850-crore expressway had potholes a foot and a half deep.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/bundelkhand-expressway-caves-in-week-after-inauguration-by-pm-modi-2022-07-22-793987
- https://www.thequint.com/news/india/days-after-inauguration-by-prime-minister-modi-bundelkhand-expressway-caves-in-due-to-rain-uttar-pradesh-opposition
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“Five days after the Prime Minister opened it, there were potholes a foot and a half deep at Chiriya Salempur.”
“Two cars and a motorcycle damaged on a fourteen-thousand-crore expressway in its first week of service.”
“The authority says the rain did it and that it was repaired at once, which is true of the first week and every week since.”