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A Bengaluru engineer turned potholes into purpose - and built an app in just one day
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A Bengaluru engineer turned potholes into purpose - and built an app in just one day

When his pregnant wife had to navigate Bengaluru's notoriously damaged roads for doctor visits, engineer Gaurav Sen decided to turn frustration into action. He built Pothole Reporter, a clever app that doesn't just spot potholes using a phone's camera and GPS - it actually identifies which contractor is responsible for fixing that specific stretch of road. Built in just one day without funding and at only 4 MB in size, this bootstrapped innovation transforms a decades-old problem into something accountable and actionable. The app is now heading for a Google Play launch, and the Bengaluru Development Authority is already interested in integrating it into their systems.
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