Watch: Huge portion of Lucknow road caves in, viral video sparks outrage

The incident happened in Sector 8 of the Vikas Nagar area in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow.

The incident happened in Sector 8 of the Vikas Nagar area in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow (Image source: @SachinGuptaUP/X)

Amid heavy rainfall in multiple parts of Uttar Pradesh, a video of a large portion of a road in the Vikas Nagar area of Lucknow caving in emerged on social media. According to reports, the incident happened on Sunday in Sector 8 near Powerhouse Crossing.

The viral video begins with the road pounding while passersby watch the destruction. A man shooting the video can be heard warning commuters of possible risk. Sharing the video on X, journalist Sachin Gupta wrote, “The name of this area of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh is ‘Vikas Nagar’!!”

Watch the viral video here:

उत्तर प्रदेश की राजधानी लखनऊ के इस इलाके का नाम है “विकास नगर” !! pic.twitter.com/GaeL0efTHM

— Sachin Gupta (@SachinGuptaUP) July 7, 2024

Shared on Sunday, the video triggered outrage against the government. Reacting to it, a user wrote, “This is the ground development done by the BJP government, it will be visible only on the ground, it will not happen in the air and it is not clear whether the development is taking place in the pits or the pits are in the development, corruption is at its peak, the leaders and ministers are enjoying themselves and the public is suffering in the chaos.”

Another user commented, “Seems like half Parle G Biskut deeped into Tea.”

“This place is called Vikas Nagar. How ironic,” a third user reacted.

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Earlier, a video of a newly-built road pounding in Muzaffarnagar district due to canal water caught the Internet’s attention. The video shows the road dividing into two as a strong canal water flow floods the area.

First uploaded on: 08-07-2024 at 15:58 IST

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