Nowadays commuting to office is depressing than ever. The meagre 5km stretch consumes 45 minutes of brutal commute. Perhaps most of fuel wastage results from this standstill traffic which no government wants to solve. We have unfortunate regimes in centre who extort exorbitant taxes from citizens but elude from responsibility. Other hand, we have confusing regime in state who are busy with infights. While centre wash hands stating a different incumbent regime in state, they should be ashamed of looting hard working citizens of high taxes without providing any solution. The state is busy doling out freebies and hence left with none to listen to city's woes. The corrupt politicians don't care about the people's pain. They let them suffer and patient Bengaluru people have been sustaining it.
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Meanwhile, the traffic snarls are deteriorating everyday. It is jarring to realize that we spend more time in traffic than ever before, and the trend shows no sign of reversing. Politicans are expanding cities without a plan. The tiny patch from Channasandra bridge to KR Puram railway station easily drains 30min at least. Its becoming difficult to find frequent city buses as well. I waited for nearly 20 mins to catch a bus. Fortunately, I could spot a window seat. Since the bus was ordinary, the windows aren't sealed. As usual, the bus was dead stop over tin factory fly over. Instead of moaning, I captured few glimpses of Benniganahalli lake. The overlooking tall hitech buildings added charm to overall scene. Positive moments while waiting for vehicular movement to resume. Not sure how long this beautiful lake can sustain the pace of awkward development. The tall buildings overpowering the nature is truly concerning which nobody wants to address.
Ironically, the flyover meant to reduce traffic jams has become a shelter for them :-). There are many things which need a larger reset in this country
