Archive · 3 Aug 2025
Yoga Protest Leads to Pothole Repair in Hyderabad
A man in Hyderabad was upset about a big hole in the road near his home.
He asked the city to fix it for two months, but nothing happened.
To show how serious he was, he did yoga in the hole!
A video of this went around, and the city quickly sent workers to fill it in.
The city said they knew about all the problems and had fixed some roads already, but this neighborhood was still waiting.
Now, the city says they will soon fix all the potholes in the area.
A man protested the lack of road repair by performing yoga in a pothole.
The protest, shared in a video, prompted authorities to fix the pothole.
The man, Vinay Vangala, had complained to GHMC for two months without action.
The pothole was repaired within hours of the protest.
GHMC stated it was prioritizing main road repairs but will address colony roads.
- Who
- Vinay Vangala protested, and GHMC responded.
- What
- A man protested a pothole by doing yoga asanas, leading to its repair.
- When
- Within hours of the protest.
- Where
- Chandanagar, Hyderabad.
- Why
- To prompt the GHMC to repair potholes.
Resident Perspective
GHMC Perspective
Road Repair Priorities
Resident Perspective
Delayed pothole repairs.
GHMC Perspective
Prioritized main road repairs
- Protester
- Vinay Vangala
- Location
- Chandanagar, Hyderabad
- Complaint Duration
- 2 months
- GHMC Response Time
- Within hours
- GHMC Official
- Executive Engineer Indira