Overview

• Dilip Kumar’s viral X post compared two-hour Monday jams to a pandemic and urged companies to restore work-from-home options
• Commuters report that prolonged gridlock leads to late starts, motion sickness and long-term cardiac strain, with some residents relocating or seeking fully remote roles
• Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia labeled the city’s congestion “insane” compared with the Bay Area and questioned how people tolerate daily delays
• Traffic Commissioner MN Anucheth warned vehicle numbers have doubled in ten years and called for urgent improvements to BMTC buses and other public transport services
• With proposed flyovers and metro extensions still in early stages, employers face mounting pressure to adopt hybrid models as an immediate relief measure