Residents of Whitefield and adjoining areas of Bengaluru have taken to social media to vent their anger at civic authorities for the crumbling infrastructure in the area.
Although not as startling as suddenly encountering an anaconda rearing its head from a manhole, the memes and cartoons ridiculing the situation on Facebook for the last two months are nonetheless sharp and witty.
The latest meme to be uploaded on a Facebook group called Whitefield Rising, is inspired by Interstellar.
The Memes
Another meme ridicules transport minister Ramalinga Reddy for finding just one pothole on a 25-km stretch of road during an inspection.
Whitefield resident Sreedhar has drawn several cartoons on the shambolic state of roads and lakes of Bengaluru.
I had won a national level completion as a child artist. I had left painting due to responsibilities of looking after my business. Seeing this infrastructure breakdown, I have started painting again after 20-25 years.BG Sreedhar, Whitefield Resident
It’s anybody’s guess whether the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike will take note of these cartoons, or if it has developed an immunity to embarrassment.
(The writer, Soumya Chatterjee works with The News Minute.)