Photos | Bumpy rides and potholes: What Bengaluru faces on deadly roads

By HT Correspondent

Updated On Nov 16, 2017 01:57 pm IST

Bangalore, India’s answer to Silicon Valley is known for its start-up culture and entrepreneurism, but struggles to solve an age-old problem: potholes. The city is under enormous pressure to fill tens of thousands of craterous holes caused by heavy monsoon rain, after a slew of road deaths blamed on potholes sparked protests. Nearly 500 people have died so far this year navigating Bangalore’s streets, making it the fourth-deadliest city in India for motorists.

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This photograph taken on November 1, 2017 shows rickshaws negotiating their way along a bumpy, unasphalted stretch of road in Bangalore. It is described as India's answer to Silicon Valley but the tech hub of Bangalore, known for its start-up culture and entrepreneurism, is struggling to solve an age-old problem: potholes. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

Updated on Nov 16, 2017 01:57 pm IST

This photograph taken on November 1, 2017 shows rickshaws negotiating their way along a bumpy, unasphalted stretch of road in Bangalore. It is described as India's answer to Silicon Valley but the tech hub of Bangalore, known for its start-up culture and entrepreneurism, is struggling to solve an age-old problem: potholes. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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Workers of a telecom company working around a trench dug up along a road in Bangalore. A slew of road deaths blamed on potholes sparked angry protests across the city. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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Workers of a telecom company working around a trench dug up along a road in Bangalore. A slew of road deaths blamed on potholes sparked angry protests across the city. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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Vehicles negotiating their way through a bumpy, unasphalted stretch of road in Bangalore. The city is under enormous pressure to fill tens of thousands of craterous holes caused by heavy monsoon rain. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

Updated on Nov 16, 2017 01:57 pm IST

Vehicles negotiating their way through a bumpy, unasphalted stretch of road in Bangalore. The city is under enormous pressure to fill tens of thousands of craterous holes caused by heavy monsoon rain. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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Doctors have reported a spike in patients arriving at Bangalore’s hospitals with back complaints and spinal injuries sustained on the city’s scarred roads. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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Doctors have reported a spike in patients arriving at Bangalore’s hospitals with back complaints and spinal injuries sustained on the city’s scarred roads. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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The spate of accidents and near misses has spooked motorists in Bangalore, one of India’s most prosperous and developed cities. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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The spate of accidents and near misses has spooked motorists in Bangalore, one of India’s most prosperous and developed cities. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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One local artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy has found a creative use for the potholes, painting elaborate murals around the craters to both beautify the city and alert motorists to danger. (Courtesy: Baadal Nanjundaswamy’s Facebook page)

Updated on Nov 16, 2017 01:57 pm IST

One local artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy has found a creative use for the potholes, painting elaborate murals around the craters to both beautify the city and alert motorists to danger. (Courtesy: Baadal Nanjundaswamy’s Facebook page)

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Last year, Baadal Nanjundaswamy got a ‘princess’ to ‘kiss a frog’ using a pothole as his canvas on the outskirts of Bengaluru. (Courtesy: Baadal Nanjundaswamy’s Facebook page)

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Last year, Baadal Nanjundaswamy got a ‘princess’ to ‘kiss a frog’ using a pothole as his canvas on the outskirts of Bengaluru. (Courtesy: Baadal Nanjundaswamy’s Facebook page)

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Nanjundaswamy campaigns are self-funded and he has created at least 25 art installations based on civic issues. (Courtesy: Baadal Nanjundaswamy’s Facebook page)

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Nanjundaswamy campaigns are self-funded and he has created at least 25 art installations based on civic issues. (Courtesy: Baadal Nanjundaswamy’s Facebook page)

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A Bengaluru-based artist has turned a pothole near Cubbon Park Junction into an art installation, with a woman dressed as a mermaid protesting the poor condition of roads in the city that have led to fatal accidents. (Courtesy: Baadal Nanjundaswamy’s Facebook page)

Updated on Nov 16, 2017 01:57 pm IST

A Bengaluru-based artist has turned a pothole near Cubbon Park Junction into an art installation, with a woman dressed as a mermaid protesting the poor condition of roads in the city that have led to fatal accidents. (Courtesy: Baadal Nanjundaswamy’s Facebook page)

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A motorist passes a road restoration project in Bangalore. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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A motorist passes a road restoration project in Bangalore. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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This photograph taken on November 1, 2017 shows a motorist passing an open sewage canal under repair in Bangalore. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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This photograph taken on November 1, 2017 shows a motorist passing an open sewage canal under repair in Bangalore. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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Nearly 500 people have died so far this year navigating Bangalore’s pockmarked roads, making it the fourth-deadliest city in India for motorists. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

Updated on Nov 16, 2017 01:57 pm IST

Nearly 500 people have died so far this year navigating Bangalore’s pockmarked roads, making it the fourth-deadliest city in India for motorists. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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Local authorities have blamed unusually heavy monsoon rains for turning some of the city’s roads to impassable stretches of cracked bitumen. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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Local authorities have blamed unusually heavy monsoon rains for turning some of the city’s roads to impassable stretches of cracked bitumen. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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In this photograph taken on November 1, 2017, motorists ride past a pothole created during road repair work in Bangalore. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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In this photograph taken on November 1, 2017, motorists ride past a pothole created during road repair work in Bangalore. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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India has some of the world’s deadliest roads with more than 230,000 fatalities annually, and accidents shave three percent off the national GDP every year (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

Updated on Nov 16, 2017 01:57 pm IST

India has some of the world’s deadliest roads with more than 230,000 fatalities annually, and accidents shave three percent off the national GDP every year (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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