New Delhi: A video featuring a stretch of road filled with potholes, allegedly right outside the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) headquarters, triggered critical reactions from netizens on social media.
Shared on X (formerly Twitter), the video shows vehicles navigating through the damaged stretch, with the caption, “Even the road near the NHAI Headquarter has potholes."
However, NHAI was quick to respond, rejecting the claim and blaming the Public Works Department (PWD) for the road's condition.
Have a look:
“NHAI would like to inform that the said stretch is not located in front of NHAI HQ and does not fall under NHAI’s jurisdiction. It is currently maintained by @DelhiPWD. Kindly refrain from spreading misleading information,” the official handle posted on X.
However, PWD has not yet responded to NHAI's post.
Netizens Slam NHAI for 'Passing the Buck'
The clarification didn’t go down well with users, many of whom accused the authority of being more concerned with jurisdiction than fixing the problem.
“FYI @NHAI_Official, Delhi is ruled by the same party that is ruling India… Do your job, stop wasting energy on X platform,” one user wrote.
Another pointed out, “Ask your expert team to analyse and prove that this is not a threat to two wheelers… why are you guys so arrogant and negligent when it comes to road safety?”
A third asked, “What is misleading in the original tweet? We can see there are potholes. He is not saying the road is under your jurisdiction.”
Netizens also called out the authority’s tone. “If you have a bit of shame… please use your authority and minister’s power to get it repaired! Even your staff must be suffering.”
Have a look at the reactions here:
PWD's Pre-Monsoon Drive
While the pothole issue remains a sore point, Delhi’s PWD, earlier in June, claimed that it is actively working to fix the city’s roads. Before monsoons hit the capital city, the department reportedly repaired 3,433 potholes in a single day across all three zones - East, South and North.
According to officials, the operation was part of a pre-monsoon drive, supervised by PWD Minister Parvesh Verma, using a mix of drone mapping, citizen feedback and geo-tagged proof to ensure accountability.
