Manipur Residents Face a Rs 1.02 Crore “Pothole Tax” — How One Bad 9-km Stretch Is Bleeding Local Households Dry
Residents along the 11-kilometre Mayai Lambi stretch of NH-137A — from Keishampat Junction to Samurou — say the road’s battered surface is costing local families roughly Rs 1.02 crore every year in extra fuel and repair bills. A community survey covering about 17,200 households found that around 3,440 vehicle-owning families face higher fuel consumption (an…