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In Odisha's mineral heartland of Koida in Sundargarh district, roads meant to carry the promise of development have become corridors of chaos and suffering. Visuals of a muddy stretch of deep potholes, landslides, and traffic paralysis highlight the stretch meant to be a vital connection between mining zones and the outside world.

Sources reported that ground visuals from Tehrai to Kalamang and onward to Rugudi in Keonjhar lay bare the scale of the crisis. Shockingly, it takes hours to cross only five kilometres of road, especially during the monsoon when the path becomes impassable due to thick, slushy mud and water-filled crate...