In an expression of his frustration over the lackadaiscal approach of civic authorities in Bangalore, a 36-year-old visual artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy planted a life sized crocodile in a 12-feet-long pot hole on the Sulthanpalya Main Road in north Bangalore on Thursday. (Source: Express photo)

Frustrated by the failure of civic authorities in Bangalore to repair a giant pot hole and a broken water pipe located in the middle of a main street, an artiste in the city turned the pot hole into an artificial crocodile pond on Thursday.

The Artist Spend Rs. 6000 Personally:

“A drinking water pipe broke about a month ago. The subsequent rain and constant traffic has eroded the road creating a big pot hole. Authorities have showed no response to rectifying it. Locals have complained to the BBMP and the BWSSB to no avail. I am hoping they will take some action now,” Nanjundaswamy said. The artist created his fiber crocodile over a week’s time at a personal cost of Rs 6000.

“Last time it attracted the attention of BBMP officials and the man hole was closed within a day. Everyone has the potential to express themselves in his or her own way. This is my way of communicating a grievance,” he said. Nanjundaswamy has tagged both the BBMP and the Bengaluru traffic police to pictures of the “crocodile pond” on the Sulthanpalya Main Road on social media.

The life-size crocodile measures nine feet in length and weighs 18 to 20 kg. Some local residents were fooled by the life sized crocodile and Mahesh Kaveri, a local resident said he was about to scream for help on spotting the fake reptile