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A day after Bengaluru bandh when vehicles kept off the roads, a massive traffic jam was witnessed in the city on Wednesday as people remained stuck on the roads for hours. Places such as the infamous Outer Ring Road stretch and surrounding areas, which house major tech parks, witnessed the worst of traffic congestions. Techies had to spend hours to cover a short distance.
Comedian and TV show host Trevor Noah who was scheduled to perform a show in the city as part of his ‘Off The Record’ world tour also arrived late. The show was cancelled later due to technical issues.
Many people shared their frustration on X. A man named Akhilesh (@akhileshutup) said he left his office at 3 pm and until 7 pm, he had just moved 300 metres.
In another post, he mentioned that by 8:41 pm, he finally managed to cover another 200 metres. He said with 25 kilometres more to cover, he wasn’t sure if his next meal would be dinner or breakfast.
Another man shared how he decided to order a pizza from Domino’s while stuck in traffic. He said the restaurant staff was kind enough to track their live location and deliver it to them while they waited in their car.
Another man shared how it took him five hours to reach his office which was just 10 kms away. He said he was able to cover just two kms per hour.
Another user named Tushar said his friend had to walk 12 kilometres to his home as he was unable to get any cab, autorickshaw or any other transport.
“Quality of life even for top 1% after having all the means is only hitting lows & lows in this city,” he wrote and shared a screenshot that showed the number of steps undertaken and distance covered.
According to the Bengaluru traffic police department, multiple factors caused the traffic congestion in the region. The traffic on Wednesday was two times than on the normal day. Usually, the vehicle count on Wednesdays is 1.5 lakh to 2 lakh. However, on September 27, the vehicular count reached a whopping 3.5 lakh as of 7:30 pm.
The traffic department stated that this is the effect of yesterday’s bandh wherein a lot of employees attended work on Wednesday and tried to exit from their workplace at the same time in the evening.
