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Deori schoolgirls protest waterlogging by planting paddy in potholes
✍️ Amar Ujala · Sagar
🗓 23 Aug 2026, 10:03 PM
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A group of girls in Deori, Madhya Pradesh, staged a unique demonstration against persistent waterlogging by sowing paddy seeds in roadside potholes.
In Deori, a town in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, students from a local school organized a protest after repeated waterlogging made daily commutes hazardous. The girls filled several potholes on a main road with paddy seeds, arranging the seedlings to draw attention to the stagnant water that has turned the streets into temporary fields.
The act was intended to highlight the municipality's failure to clear drainage and repair the damaged road infrastructure. By turning the potholes into miniature rice paddies, the demonstrators aimed to make the problem visually striking for officials and passersby.
Local authorities were approached for immediate remedial action, and the protest received coverage in regional media, prompting calls for a swift clean‑up and long‑term drainage solutions.
The students emphasized that the demonstration was peaceful and symbolic, seeking to pressure civic bodies to address the recurring flooding that disrupts school attendance and daily life.
The incident underscores growing concerns over urban water management in smaller towns across the state, where inadequate maintenance often leads to similar disruptions during monsoon periods.
The act was intended to highlight the municipality's failure to clear drainage and repair the damaged road infrastructure. By turning the potholes into miniature rice paddies, the demonstrators aimed to make the problem visually striking for officials and passersby.
Local authorities were approached for immediate remedial action, and the protest received coverage in regional media, prompting calls for a swift clean‑up and long‑term drainage solutions.
The students emphasized that the demonstration was peaceful and symbolic, seeking to pressure civic bodies to address the recurring flooding that disrupts school attendance and daily life.
The incident underscores growing concerns over urban water management in smaller towns across the state, where inadequate maintenance often leads to similar disruptions during monsoon periods.