‘Carry your own utensils’: ‘Saathiya’ actress Sandhya Mridul takes a dig at lack of toilets on Delhi-Dehradun Expressway

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'Carry your own utensils': 'Saathiya' actress Sandhya Mridul takes a dig at lack of toilets on Delhi-Dehradun Expressway

Actress Sandhya Mridul has highlighted the lack of functional toilets on the New Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, despite its astonishing speed and convenience. While praising the reduction in travel time, she sarcastically advised travelers to “carry their own utensils,” noting the lack of basic amenities despite signage at the rest area. Mridul has previously used intelligence to address public concerns.

Sandhya Mridul sarcastically criticized the lack of toilet facilities on the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway while praising the new road for reducing travel time. The actress shared a video from her trip on Tuesday, saying that the route looked impressive and made driving easier, but travelers still had to deal with the lack of proper restrooms along the way.

Sandhya Mridul on the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway toilets

According to IANS, Sandhya Mridul posted the video on her social media account while traveling from Delhi to Dehradun. She spoke in a light but sharp tone about the newly built highway and noted that basic public facilities were not ready, despite signboards indicating rest areas.

“It’s an amazing, amazing highway between Delhi and Dehradun. I mean it really reduces the driving time, it’s amazing, it’s very convenient,” Sandhya said in the video.She then added a sarcastic line about there being no restrooms on the long road. “I’m so glad I’m carrying my own food container, because there are no toilets on the way.”The actress also made fun of the route planning. She said signs indicate rest areas, but travelers are not yet able to use the appropriate facilities. “Amazing layout, amazing highway,” Sandia said as she continued digging. “Just carry your own pots and everything will be fine.”

Sandhya Mridul comments on social media

Sandia often addressed social issues in her public posts.

A few months ago, I commented on air quality levels when several citizens across the states raised concerns about pollution and AQI readings.In this video, she asked people not to overreact and used sarcasm again to make her point. “Stop overreacting and please relax,” she said. “It’s not lung cancer that’s causing Al-Qaeda in Iraq or anything. It’s just a respiratory disease that you’re going to get. So it’s all good. Enjoy the weather.”On the work front, Sandhya Mridul has been a part of the film industry for more than two decades. She appeared in the movie Saathiya with Rani Mukerji and also gained recognition through the TV show Swabhimaan which was a huge hit and showcased her acting skills.

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