Two Bangloreans come up with a unique solution to the city’s pothole problem 6 Photos . Updated: 09 Mar 2017, 04:30 PM IST Livemint Pothole art and activism has many proponents across the world. In Bengaluru, artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy and Prathaap B. use art and science, respectively, to tackle a phenomenon that is more than just an eyesore. 1/6Artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy (left) transform this water-logged pothole at Bengaluru’s busy Sultanpalya traffic junction into a green pond with a fibre crocodile, sourced overnight from a fellow artist and positioned in a crater that had been an eyesore for three months, which also got him global fame when it went viral. AFP 2/6Another of Nanjundaswamy quirky installation. He transforms this pothole in Bengaluru into a lagoon full of lotus flowers. Shailendra Bhojak/PTI 3/6Filling a pothole is not rocket science, says Benguluru’s ‘Pothole Raja’, Prathaap B. “I wish more people would do it.” He’s also lobbying automobile companies to participate in his initiative. Hemant Mishra/Mint 4/6Prathaap uses a flat handheld tool to smoothen the surface and compact the asphalt to fill up a pothole in Benguluru. WhatsApp Prathaap at +91-814 POTHOLE and he’ll repair the pothole for you for a fee. Hemant Mishra/Mint 5/6Chicago artist Jim Bachor raises money on Kickstarter to fund his pothole mosaics. 6/6In Russia, angry citizens have painted caricatures of local officials around the mouths of potholes. Many of these efforts go viral.