Unique Pothole Puja went viral on internet
After planting paddy and boating on roads to draw attention towards pothole-ridden roads of Bengaluru, residents of the city on Tuesday performed a unique pothole puja, praying that they would not take any lives or injure anyone.
The Bharathinagar Residents Forum on Charles Campbell Road Tuesday performed a special yagna and pooja. While the road was already posing a threat with many potholes, the condition worsened after the recent rains as the surface of the road started breaking.
N S Ravi, president of the forum, said there are more than 100 potholes on the stretch and it is really tough for people to commute. Rain has just made the situation worse.
The residents Tuesday morning garlanded potholes on the roads, lit incense sticks and performed rituals and a video of the puja went viral.
Suresh N D, another resident, said the asphalt work was carried out around five years back but the quality of work was not up to the mark and it was just as bad as not asphalting the road.
It may be recalled that a similar puja was performed on October 15, at Basaveshwara Circle, where the potholes were garlanded and puffed rice was distributed among the public.
With no elected representative for more than a year now, the civic agency is run by an administrator and the residents have resorted to unique activities to draw the attention of the authorities.
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