Posts Tagged ‘Travel’

4
Jan

Miserable State of Roads

My cousin just got married about a week ago and I had gone to Pune from Sangli for the occasion. People had given us some stern warnings about the state of roads. Everyone said they were very bad and driving at speeds in excess of 80kmph was close to impossible at times.

In reality, it turned out to be worse than that. The current state of the road from Sangli to Peth is the worst ever as far as I can remember. The road has lot of bumps and pits. It’s not in a level the car keeps careening and it’s nauseating. The NH4 portion is supposed to be the better one. It’s national highway for god’s sake, but no. That road is even worse.

The toll booths on the NH4 are managed by pigs dressed in human outfits and are governed by donkeys in same suits. Those idiots had screwed up so bad, that we escaped an accident by an hairline. [Read more →]