‘LakeHole Bengaluru’: Viral post on Varthur-Gunjur crater sparks outrage and laughter online

A Bengaluru resident’s sarcastic post comparing a pothole near Varthur-Gunjur to a “mini lake” has gone viral, reigniting anger and humour-filled frustration over the city’s battered roads.

Bengaluru’s battered roads are once again in the spotlight, this time, thanks to a viral social media post that turned civic pain into satire. A local resident’s sarcastic tweet about a pothole-riddled stretch near Varthur-Gunjur has struck a nerve, capturing the city’s collective exasperation with humour.

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The post featured a photograph of a massive pothole that looked more like a small lake. The user wrote, “Normally, the road size will be 98 per cent and the pothole size would be 2 per cent. In this photo shot on 17th October in Bengaluru, the road is only 2 per cent and the ‘LakeHole’ is 98 per cent. @GBAChiefComm ji, can we make Varthur-Gunjur pothole-free?”

Normally the Road size will be 98% and the Pothole size would be 2%.

In this photo shot on 17th October 2025 in Bengaluru, Road is only 2% and LakeHole is 98% 🙏@GBAChiefComm ji, can we make Varthur-Gunjur Pothole Free?#FIpic.twitter.com/pYYLKpG63O

— Fundamental Investor ™ 🇮🇳 (@FI_InvestIndia) October 18, 2025

The witty caption instantly went viral, resonating with thousands of commuters who face similar conditions daily. Responses flooded in, mixing mockery and anger. One user quipped, “If Bengaluru’s roads keep turning into lakes, commuters might soon start carrying boats instead of cars.” Another joked, “Welcome to Bengaluru’s National Aquatic Highway, where helmets are replaced by life jackets and Google Maps says, ‘Continue swimming straight for 500 meters.’”

But underneath the humour lay deep frustration. “They don’t seem to care anymore,” one resident wrote. “Thousands of vehicles ply every hour, just look at the road quality. They must lay new BT roads on a war footing. This is breaking our spines every day.”

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The viral post once again reflects Bengaluru’s growing anger over its crumbling road infrastructure, especially in east Bengaluru areas like Whitefield, Varthur, and Bellandur, where newly laid roads crumble after each heavy rain.

Social media has become the new civic complaint desk, flooded with pothole photos and sarcastic posts demanding accountability from officials. For Bengaluru’s tech hub image, these “LakeHoles” have become an ironic new landmark, one that’s making citizens laugh, rage, and demand change, all at once.