Bengaluru commuters expressed frustration over persistent visitors points, with some highlighting city planning failures. 

Published on: Oct 7, 2025 9:09 AM IST

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The metropolis’s roads returned to their ordinary chaos after the lengthy Dasara weekend, and a viral put up on X (previously Twitter) completely captured the distinction.

Resident Shivaram shared two pictures exhibiting Bengaluru visitors at its extremes. (X/@shivram1150)

Resident Shivaram shared two pictures exhibiting Bengaluru visitors at its extremes, one taken throughout Dasara at 10 am, when roads have been unusually empty, and one other taken right now at 7 am, earlier than peak hours, the place congestion had already returned. He captioned it merely, “Bengaluru again to regular.”

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Check out his put up right here:

How did X customers react?

The put up sparked reactions from commuters, a lot of whom lamented the perennial visitors woes.

One commented, “From this angle, I’m 100% certain, this can’t be corrected!! Complete failure of city planning.” Shivaram replied, noting town’s infrastructure challenges, “Yes, tin manufacturing unit can by no means be fastened, two main roads converge and criss-cross into the following two main roads, and there’s a couple of 500-meter hole in between.”

Others joked about Bengaluru’s infamous visitors, evaluating it to democracy: “By the individuals, of the individuals, for the individuals,” whereas some commuters celebrated the uncommon moments of easy journey over the pageant,“The good factor is, I can simply get 1 to 1.5 hours of sleep on my solution to workplace now.”

The metropolis did expertise some reduction in the course of the Dasara pageant. Streets throughout key areas like MG Road, Brigade Road, and Koramangala have been virtually abandoned within the mornings, permitting commuters to expertise unusually easy journey, a pointy distinction to the bumper-to-bumper jams seen on common weekdays. However, points like lacking lane markings, haphazard bus parking, and lack of strolling paths persist, reflecting town’s persevering with battle with city visitors administration.

As the pageant ended and places of work reopened, Bengaluru shortly reverted to its ordinary visitors snarls, reminding residents that moments of calm on metropolis roads are extra a festive exception than the rule.

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