What Is Bengaluru Potholes Map? Live Tracker Made By Anonymous Person Gains Attention Online — Here’s How To Use

In Bengaluru, the platform allows users to upload photos and pinpoint pothole locations on an interactive map, making it easier to visualize and report the craters that plague the city’s streets.

While the developer has opted to stay unnamed, the initiative has gained significant traction online, thanks to techie Shantanu Goel, who first brought it to public attention via social media.

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A grassroots civic-tech initiative is gaining traction in Bengaluru as citizens rally around a live pothole tracking tool that aims to tackle the city’s notorious road conditions. The platform is publicly accessible through https://blr-potholes.pages.dev/.

What Is Bengaluru Potholes Map?

The platform allows users to upload photos and pinpoint pothole locations on an interactive map, making it easier to visualize and report the craters that plague the city’s streets.

Titled the Bengaluru Live Potholes Map, this platform offers a user-friendly experience where individuals can mark pothole locations, upload photos, and help build a crowdsourced repository of road issues. While the developer has opted to stay unnamed, the initiative has gained significant traction online, thanks to techie Shantanu Goel, who first brought it to public attention via social media.

Citizen Reactions

Shantanu Goel, who first spotlighted the site, quipped on X (formerly Twitter), “Someone created this with the intent to make the roads safer in Bengaluru.”

“I hope they are not persecuted by the machinery instead. Also, this should be called a crater, not a pothole!”

Other users lauded the platform’s potential. “Whoever created this earned my respect. These are the kind of tools Bengaluru’s tech ecosystem should be building,” read one comment. 

One user said: “Whoever created this earned my respect. These are the things we should be expecting out of Bengaluru and its strong dev presence.” Another user added: “We need this not just for potholes but garbage, toilets, all public infrastructure. Let’s extend this across India with repair deadlines. The government should build this as an official app.”

The initiative has arrived at a timely moment. On Monday, the Karnataka High Court directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to submit an affidavit detailing the annual framework it uses to tackle potholes and ensure the upkeep of city roads. The court stressed the need for a consistent mechanism to enable safe pedestrian and vehicular movement.