Filling the Gaps in India's Road Network A recent incident in Agra, where an ambulance carrying a woman in labor became stuck in a pothole for two hours, has resulted in the death of her unborn child.
This tragedy highlights the woefully inadequate state of India's rural road network, which severely hinders access to basic healthcare and emergency services for millions of people.
The pothole was allegedly constructed and repaired just six months prior to the incident, a stark example of systemic neglect within public works departments.