What it took for a village to get 10 km of road

She filmed potholes. She tagged ministers. She warned that even ambulances couldn’t reach.

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00:00Nearly a year after she began filming potholes and pleading online for help, 22-year-old

00:08Leela Sahu finally saw the first signs of change.

00:17On 21 July, construction equipment rolled into her village, not a full road yet, but

00:21enough to patch the worst stretches between her village and the outside world.

00:25But Leela's demand wasn't new.

00:30Since 2024, she has used the social media platform to spotlight the crumbling road connecting

00:35her village to the nearest hospital.

00:36She posted videos tagging everyone from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Union Minister Nitin

00:45Gadkari and BJP MP Rajesh Mishra.

00:47When Mishra finally responded, it wasn't with a road plan.

00:50Congress MLA Ajay Singh said Leela's plea had been ignored for too long and while the

01:04MP only offered transport, he decided to repair the road himself using his own resources.

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