Overview

• CEO Rajesh Yabaji said the logistics firm will shift from its Bellandur Outer Ring Road site to another Bengaluru location to ease employee commutes.
• Yabaji’s clarification followed his earlier description of ORR roads as “death traps” and reports of average one-way commutes stretching beyond 90 minutes.
• BlackBuck stated that a significant share of its operations will continue around the ORR and that it plans to expand its footprint within the city.
• Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, who oversees Bengaluru’s development, said the government will not be threatened or blackmailed by companies considering moves.
• The episode highlights long-running complaints over congestion, potholes and flooding on the ORR, even as Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh publicly invited BlackBuck to shift to Visakhapatnam.