This special report from Chennai focuses on the city’s deadly pothole problem and the resulting civic apathy that led to a fatal accident. Chennai’s Mayor has admitted that potholes were a major problem and were present in 2000 places in Chennai and efforts were underway to fix them. Following an India Today campaign exposing the poor condition of roads in areas like Pallikarnai, civic authorities began patchwork. However, the measures have been temporary, and a tragedy struck when an elderly man died after the scooter he was on hit a pothole, and a bus ran over him. With the monsoon season underway, the M.K. Stalin government’s assurances of preparedness are being met with skepticism by citizens who continue to navigate these dangerous roads.