A Bengaluru resident recently took matters into his own hands, spending his own money to repair potholes on his street. However, just an hour after completing the work, a local tanker driver drove over the freshly laid cement, undoing the efforts. The incident was shared on Reddit, drawing sympathy and discussion from the community.
“Decided to spend money from my own pocket to fix the potholes in my street. 1 hour after finishing the work, tanker guy runs straight over the cement and even went the distance to push the rocks that blocked the small patch,” the user wrote.
Tanker Driver Challenges Resident’s Effort
The Reddit post described how the tanker driver responded after damaging the repair. “After running over the patch he has the audacity to say if the road was better, he wouldn’t have gone over the cement. Saying we should have laid the cement at night if we didn’t wanna damage it and then proceeds to fight for giving stupid arguments as if I didn’t do this for everyone and just for myself,” the resident added.
The incident left the resident disheartened, saying: “Can’t do one nice thing for this place without someone trampling on my hard work and money. Disappointed that my Sunday got ruined like this.”
Reddit Users Show Support and Understanding
Several Reddit users responded with empathy, emphasizing the challenges of civic participation in India. One user commented: “India has too many self centred people. You encounter them every day. It’s hard to keep spirit up all the time. People need to change before talking about changing govt.”
Another wrote: “Fair warning, do not let fools dissuade you from a noble cause. There’s always going to be plenty of them, and there’s no escaping them or arguing with them.”
A third user added: “Sorry mate. You did the right thing. The city has unfortunately way too many idiots. Still kudos to you for trying to do the right thing.”
The incident highlights both the frustration citizens feel when attempting to improve local infrastructure and the challenges of changing public behavior in urban India.
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