{"id":12271,"date":"2026-08-14T09:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12271"},"modified":"2026-08-14T09:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:42:00","slug":"astronauts-land-on-road-craters-over-100-jaipur-residents-stage-unique-protest-against-potholes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12271","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Astronauts&#8217; land on road craters: Over 100 Jaipur residents stage unique protest against potholes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133235509,imgsize-253352,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/protest-against-waterlogging-in-jaipur.jpg\" alt=\"'Astronauts' land on road craters: Over 100 Jaipur residents stage unique protest against potholes\" title=\"A man dressed as astronauts stands in a waterlogged road crater to highlight civic issues and protest against waterlogging in the Jhotwara area, in Jaipur (PTI photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A man dressed as astronauts stands in a waterlogged road crater to highlight civic issues and protest against waterlogging in the Jhotwara area, in Jaipur (PTI photo)\">A man dressed as astronauts stands in a waterlogged road crater to highlight civic issues and protest against waterlogging in the Jhotwara area, in Jaipur (PTI photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: What if you could experience the Moon without leaving Jaipur? More than 100 residents of Gokulpura in the Jhotwara assembly area attempted to answer that question on Thursday by turning their neighbourhood&#8217;s pothole-riddled roads into a makeshift lunar landscape.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Residents of Gokulpura&#8217;s wards 46 and 47 staged a two-hour protest from 10 am to noon on Pratap Circle Road, with two protesters dressed as astronauts and stepping into large, water-filled potholes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The unusual protest was aimed at highlighting the condition of roads and drainage in the area, which residents said has deteriorated after recent rains.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Residents say potholes have become &#8216;Moon and Mars&#8217; craters<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The protesters said they have been trying for around three months to draw the attention of Jhotwara MLA and minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Jaipur rural MP Rao Rajendra Singh, former councillors and officials of the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) and Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Some residents alleged that they had repeatedly failed to meet Rathore, while on some occasions his staff told them he was \u201cbusy\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Protester Devendra Pratap Singh said the astronaut-themed protest was meant to underline the scale of the problem.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>\u201cIf potholes resemble the Moon and Mars, why spend billions on rockets when Jhotwara is already offering the full experience, complete with monsoon water features,\u201d Singh said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>He added that the protest was intended to show that the potholes left after the rains had become so large that they resembled craters on the Moon and Mars.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Residents raised concerns over broken roads, poor drainage and large potholes that have worsened following the recent rains.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Sources told TOI that tenders for drainage and road construction work in the constituency have already been awarded. The work is expected to begin after the monsoon ends.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/astronauts-land-on-road-craters-over-100-jaipur-residents-stage-unique-protest-against-potholes\/articleshow\/133235286.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man dressed as astronauts stands in a waterlogged road crater to highlight civic issues and protest against waterlogging in the Jhotwara area, in Jaipur (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: What if you could experience the Moon without leaving Jaipur? 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