Kolkata Flyover Painting Sparks Safety Concerns and Political Row
· India · Indian Express, Hindustan Times
A viral dashcam video showing bikers skidding on a newly painted 'rainbow' flyover in Kolkata has triggered a political debate over road safety and festival beautification in West Bengal. The ruling BJP government decorated city flyovers in Gariahat and Chingrighata and illuminated the Howrah Bridge ahead of Durga Puja. The All India Trinamool Congress slammed the state government on social media, accusing ministers of gross negligence and calling the slippery flyovers a death trap during rain. Ashutosh Chatterjee, general secretary of the West Bengal Congress unit, earlier wrote to state Urban Development Minister Paul Agnimitra and municipal authorities to raise concerns over the slippery road surfaces.
Why it matters
Commuters in Kolkata face heightened skid risks on freshly painted flyovers, igniting a political clash between opposition parties and the state administration over infrastructure safety.
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