How Retired Engineer Gangadhar Tilak Katnam Fixes Hyderabad’s Dangerous Potholes

Published 13 Oct 2026, 13:33 IST

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Former railway engineer Gangadhar Tilak Katnam and his wife Venkateshwari spent 15 years repairing over 2,000 potholes across Hyderabad using his pension, inspiring the citizen movement Shramadaan.

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