Andhra Pradesh cops turn into good samaritans, repair roads with their own money

VIJAYAWADA: With the authorities concerned failed to respond to the appeals of people to take up repair works of Vijayawada – Nuzvid highway and other roads connecting Vissannapeta, Mylavaram and Agiripalli, Nuzvid sub-division police have turned Good Samaritans and repaired all the potholes.

Speaking to TNIE, Nuzvid DSP B Srinivasulu said station house officers (SHOs) and their teams identified all the potholes and accident-prone areas in their respective police station limits, prepared a detailed report and submitted it to him. A report was also submitted to Krishna district SP Siddharth Kaushal. After pooling money, the police personnel had taken up road repair works on their own.