On record
Roads on NH-66 between New Mangalore Port and Kuloor were freshly asphalted about 10 days ahead of a visit by PM Modi in early September 2022, only for potholes to reappear within roughly 10 days of his departure, drawing public ridicule over the durability of hastily patched-up "VIP visit" road work.
The official record states: "Not specified: no official explanation was offered; social media users mocked the short lifespan of the resurfacing."
“Resurfaced ten days before the Prime Minister's visit; potholed ten days after he left. A twenty-day road.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
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Visitor reviews Satire
“Resurfaced ten days before the Prime Minister's visit and potholed ten days after he left. A twenty-day road.”
“The stretch from the port to Kuloor got the asphalt because the motorcade needed it, and then it got nothing.”
“No official has explained it, and nobody in Mangaluru needs them to.”
