Wall art’s message: Use face masks to fight COVID-19

A mural by Hyderabad artists Kona Ramakoteswara Rao and Sridhar Uppura highlights the importance of wearing masks

When artists Sridhar Uppura and Kona Ramakoteswara Rao arrived at Hyderabad’s Shamshabad toll plaza in January, the topic for their wall art was clear — the use of face masks to fight COVID-19 and save lives. “All we saw around us was negligence and the casual approach of people towards wearing masks and following social distancing norms. The focus was to highlight the seriousness of this pandemic,” says Sridr.