India, June 24 -- A Bengaluru techie recently spotted a civic-tech initiative that is winning hearts online.

Sharing a screenshot of a website titled blr-potholes.pages.dev, the user, Shantanu Goel, posted a pothole's geo-tagged image and wrote, "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!"

The tool, anonymously built and currently open to the public, allows users to upload images of potholes and pin their exact location on a map of Bengaluru. While its creator remains unknown, the initiative has struck a chord with many Bengalureans frustrated by the city's persistent pothole problem.

The platfor...