India, Oct. 21 -- Growing public frustration over Bengaluru's crumbling roads has once again surfaced online after a photo of a pothole being covered with an old couch went viral, drawing fresh criticism of civic inaction and the lack of timely repairs in the city. The incident, reported from a stretch near KR Road, was highlighted in a Reddit post where the user said the pothole is nearly half a foot deep and wide enough for a two-wheeler to fall into.

According to the post, the couch appears to have been dragged and placed there by local shopkeepers as a makeshift warning barrier, since no permanent repair work has been carried out.

"The traffic police have just placed barricade and cones to indicate the people travelling on the road ...