Overview

• In his post, X user ‘sde_ray’ said a permanent road diversion and metro works stretched his usual 40-minute commute to 1 hour 50 minutes.
• He vowed to move to Hyderabad within a year, highlighting shorter traffic delays and weather that is hot for only three months.
• The rant has drawn over 94,000 reactions from fellow netizens who shared their own ordeals and relocation considerations.
• Commenters praised Hyderabad’s ring roads and lower living costs but cautioned it could face similar congestion without better planning.
• Observers cite suspended civic leadership since 2019, bike-taxi bans and the lack of real-time transit tracking as key factors behind Bengaluru’s gridlock.