The water was so deep that the bus was completely submerged.
BHOPAL: In the aftermath of the Sidhi accident, locals claim that despite tremendous pressure on the narrow Chhuhiya Ghati road — whose traffic bottleneck is being cited as one of the reasons the driver of the bus took different route — it remained in deplorable condition for ages.
Families of the victims have also blamed authorities for not repairing the road and managing traffic better. Such a tragedy should never happen again, they say.
“The narrow road takes tremendous pressure. Vehicles bound for Rewa, Satna, Sidhi, Singrauli, Shahdol, and even Allahabad-Rewa and Varanasi-Rewa traffic take the same road,” said Umesh Tiwari, an activist with a local NGO, Roko Toko Thoko Abhiyaan.