'Potluru': Bengaluru Entrepreneur's Hilarious App Idea for Rating Potholes Goes Viral

After the joke rapidly gained numerous likes and shares, he followed up with a separate post, saying, "This has kind of taken off. I don't have anything to plug... Except maybe some potholes"

A co-founder in Bengaluru has sent social media into a frenzy with his amusing business idea for an app that allows users to rate and review potholes. Amid growing frustration from residents and business leaders like Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw over the city's pothole-ridden roads, the concept has garnered widespread support and laughter.

"Planning to build an app where we can rate and review potholes in Bengaluru. I recently saw a 7-star pothole and felt sad that it wasn't getting the recognition it deserved. Who's in?" wrote Sivaramakrishnan Narayanan, co-founder and CTO at Fyle, an expense management company. 

After the joke rapidly gained numerous likes and shares, he followed up with a separate post, saying, "This has kind of taken off. I don't have anything to plug... Except maybe some potholes.”

While Sivaramakrishnan's tweet scored high on the humour scale, the comment section has its fair share of funny comments. “Give every pothole a unique ID. Make it recognisable based on city and pincode. Example D110001_P00001 for Delhi PinCode 110001 P for pothole 00001 serial number. Example M400001_G000001 for Mumbai 400001pincode Garbage serial number 000001. Ask people to write / print ID on a small flag, put it in centre of attraction, and then upload the photo. Make geo coordinates public,” wrote one of the internet users.

Another comment reads, "By the time you rate a pothole and submit it to the government agency, a three-star pothole would have earned a five-star rating," wrote X user @smileandshine20. "Name it Potluru."

“Your 7 star pothole can't beat the sinkhole on the ORR service road near my place. The venerated monument has been duly marked by a tree branch in typical 'luru style. I am going to hype it so much, the Ejipura Stonehenge is going to cry for attention,” wrote another user.

A third user added, “The roads should be rated based on the potholes in the neighborhood and road with the most and worst potholes and positions will be ranked at the top, and the best roads will be ranked at the bottom.”