“Vote milega usey jo Patripool banayega,” Mumbai rapper Ravig warned in `bitter verse` that is now viral.
The Patripool bridge, a 104-year-old structure, was torn down in August last year after the Central Railways deemed it unsafe. It was supposed to be rebuilt in a matter of months by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation. However, more than a year later, the construction is yet to be completed.
The song details the problems commuters face in Kalyan because of the incomplete construction. The bridge was a critical link between Navi Mumbai and the suburb, as well as the western and eastern sections of the city.
Where is #patripool It was supposed to be build in 3 months. N it’s almost a year now but pool is still on paper @CMOMaharashtra @RailMinIndia @nitin_gadkari @vikrantvj
— Akshay Sawant (@sawantakshay) September 15, 2019
Traffic jam at #patripool no co ordination at all by traffic police @ThaneCityPolice @MumbaiRTO let the people suffer who cares????
— Dinesh Udawant (@UdawantDinesh) September 9, 2019
Ravig puts the authorities in the dock, asking when the construction of the bridge will be complete in his timely — as well as catchy — number. The innovative form of protest against the state corporation by the rapper has earned him praise on social media.
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— Vivek (@Vivek00089) September 16, 2019
Indian Rapper gave Big slap on Kalyan Dombivali municipal corp for pending Patri pool construction from past 1.5 years. #patripool @KdmcUpdates @CMOMaharashtra @PMOIndia @ABPNews @ZeeNews @ndtv @NaMo4PM @Republic_Bharat @indiatvnews @HMOIndia
Some joked about their own plight:
Patripool's (In Kalyan) gravity is so strong that even time cannot escape it. And once you are in it, you are lost forever. @JK141980 @nikhilkurup @JagrukNagrik1 #patripool
— Vinay Pillai (@vinay1841) September 15, 2019
Kaash Isro ne Chandrayaan #Kalyan bhejaa hota yahan khadde bhi milte aur khadonn se bhara huaa paani bhi #SmartCity #Patripool #Durgadi #PatripoolKabBanega
— Sanjay (@Sanjaypro) September 16, 2019
Many tweeters prayed for intervention by political leaders:
Kalyan is the worst place to travel these days, if you’re coming via Dombivali you’ll get stuck at #patripool & if you’re coming via Bhiwandi bypass you’ll get stuck at #durgadibridge this is happening since a year now, please look into it @RajeshsKadam1 @RajThackeray
— Prats0814 (@BeingMaddy14) September 8, 2019
A re-audit of bridges in and around Mumbai conducted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had identified at least 29 of the structures as dangerous. The re-audit was commissioned after a foot overbridge near the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus collapsed in peak hour, leaving several dead.
The deadline for completing the construction of the Patripool bridge has reportedly been extended.
