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Business News/ Photos / Two Bangloreans come up with a unique solution to the city’s pothole problem

Two Bangloreans come up with a unique solution to the city’s pothole problem

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.

Artist 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

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

Another of Nanjundaswamy quirky installation. He transforms this pothole in Bengaluru into a lagoon full of lotus flowers. Shailendra Bhojak/PTI

2/6Another of Nanjundaswamy quirky installation. He transforms this pothole in Bengaluru into a lagoon full of lotus flowers. Shailendra Bhojak/PTI

Filling 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

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

Prathaap 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

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

Chicago artist Jim Bachor raises money on Kickstarter to fund his pothole mosaics.

5/6Chicago artist Jim Bachor raises money on Kickstarter to fund his pothole mosaics.

In Russia, angry citizens have painted caricatures of local officials around the mouths of potholes. Many of these efforts go viral.

6/6In Russia, angry citizens have painted caricatures of local officials around the mouths of potholes. Many of these efforts go viral.

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