Bengaluru techies stranded in traffic for '2.30hrs for just 2 km' leave cars and walk home

Heavy rains and traffic continue to paralyze Bengaluru, the electronic city. This time, Bangaloreans were compelled to leave their vehicles and walk home. Following a severe downpour and flooding in numerous parts of the city on Wednesday evening, Bengaluru traffic police shut down one side of the Electronics City flyover.?

This resulted in a major traffic gridlock that lasted over two hours.Tired of waiting for traffic to clear, some commuters chose to leave their automobiles on the road and walk home.?

People on social shared chaotic scenes from the Bengaluru traffic?

Many commuters uploaded photos and videos of Bangalore's notorious traffic. Cars and other vehicles may be seen lined up in several images.

Calling it “complete chaos”, an X (formerly Twitter) user wrote, “In this situation, if there is a medical emergency then there is no chance of survival. Electronic City flyover towards Madiwala is almost completely jammed Vehicles were not at all moving almost 2.30hrs for just 2 km.”

Tagging Madivala Traffic Police on X, another user shared the traffic situation and wrote, “Completely Jammed from past 1.5 hrs in the #electroniccity flyover. I must have reached my home now which is 30kms away. Logged out at 5:20 and we are still stuck! We can see most of the employees of various companies frustrated and starting to walk.”

Another user named Karnataka Portfolio, who publishes state-related updates, posted a video of slow-moving traffic and people walking on a flyover. According to the user, traffic has been at a stop for more than two hours, with vehicles backed up from Bommanahalli to Electronic City due to heavy rain.?

“Commuters are frustrated by the delay, as this route is a major connection for those travelling to Bengaluru's IT hub. Motorists are advised to find alternative routes or delay their trips until the situation improves. This incident highlights the city's need for better drainage and traffic management during the monsoon,” they wrote.?

Here's what some other users share

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