Two Gurugram traffic policemen feted for repairing potholed roads

A Twitter user had posted video of EASI Hansraj picking up soil from the plantation area at a road divider on the crossing of sectors 4 and 7 and filling a pothole on the road with the soil. Constable Vikram, posted at Basai Chowk, Sector 10, was also felicitated for a similar deed.

Two traffic police officers were felicitated by the commissioner of police, Gurugram, on Friday after a video of the police officers, helping to mend broken potholes at separate road stretches in the city, was shared on a social media platform by a passerby.

The Sector 48 main road in Gurugram is particularly plagued with potholes. (Parveen Kumar / HT Photo)

A statement from Subhash Boken, spokesperson of Gurugram Police said that assistant sub-inspector (EASI) Hansraj, who was posted at the intersection of sectors 4 and 7, was felicitated with a commendation certificate and a cash reward of ₹5,000.

A Twitter user had posted video of EASI Hansraj picking up soil from the plantation area at a road divider on the crossing of sectors 4 and 7 and filling a pothole on the road with the soil.

The video was shared multiple times across social media platforms.

One twitter user had commented, “I salute... to true spirit of officers of @gurgaonpolice. They work to their best every day(sic).”

Constable Vikram, posted at Basai Chowk, Sector 10, was also felicitated with a commendation certificate and ₹5,000 as cash reward.