In the city of Bidjaunaur, Uttar Pradesh state, a female teacher took a radical step by climbing onto the state's water tower in her village. She did this after suffering for two years from the absence of a road and drainage system in front of her home, despite numerous complaints.
While filming a video from the tower, she stated that it was her last video and refused to come down until local deputies and high-ranking officials came to the site and provided firm guarantees for the construction of a road and a ditch.
The problem arose in the village of Hamidpur, located on Mandawar Road in Bidjaunaur. A woman named Minakshi, who works as a teacher in a private school, claims that the condition of the road in front of her house has remained critical for the past two years. The road is covered in mud, and wastewater flowing from houses accumulates directly on the roadway, making it extremely difficult to leave the house.
Minakshi accuses the municipal head (Gram Pradhan) of showing bias. According to her, the municipal head built and paved the road in front of his own house but ignored requests to build a road in front of her residence. Furthermore, no drainage ditches have been laid along the verges, causing water from neighboring houses to stagnate on the road, turning it into mud.
She emphasized that this problem affects not only her family but all residents of the village who use this road. The situation poses a particular danger to schoolchildren, who often fall into the mud or overturn rickshaws. Minakshi reported that she had discussed this issue repeatedly with the municipal head and his son, and also contacted the police, but the situation did not change. Moreover, she claims to be subjected to insults and various forms of harassment.
After repeated appeals failed to improve the road situation, Minakshi decided to climb onto the state water tower. There, she addressed the villagers and recorded a video mentioning her visit to the police regarding her problem, but that they did not listen to her. She warned that if anything happened to her, the residents of Hamidpur village would be responsible, calling it her last video.
Her demand was the arrival of Sadar Deputy Suti Mausam Chaudhary and other officials. She insisted that mere promises were not enough; firm guarantees for the construction of a road and a ditch in front of her home were necessary.
When it became known that the woman had climbed the tower, a crowd gathered in the village. The police team that arrived at the scene, led by City Commissioner Avnit Man, tried to persuade Minakshi to come down safely, and her husband Arvind and children also tried to calm her down. However, Minakshi remained firm on her demand, insisting on the visit of the deputy and officials with concrete solutions regarding the road and drainage.
The municipal head's side also presented its version of events. They stated that the woman's family dug pits for a toilet in the middle of the road, and that her family wanted the road in front of their house to be built sooner than required, which caused the dispute over road construction.
