Overview
- In a Sept 24 letter, Azim Premji cited legal, governance and statutory risks, stressing the Sarjapur site is private property within a Special Economic Zone with non‑negotiable access controls.
- Premji wrote that turning private campus roads into a public thoroughfare would not serve as a sustainable long‑term remedy for Bengaluru’s traffic issues.
- Wipro offered to participate in and underwrite a significant share of a comprehensive, expert‑led, data‑driven study on urban transport management.
- Siddaramaiah’s Sept 19 appeal said limited peak‑hour access through the campus could trim congestion on adjoining Outer Ring Road stretches by nearly 30%, especially near Iblur.
- The Outer Ring Road houses major IT parks and has seen severe delays recently, a strain underscored by public complaints from firms such as BlackBuck.