Logistics tech platform BlackBuck co-founder Rajesh Yabaji on September 16 said he has decided to move out of Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road (ORR), saying the long commute made it “very hard to continue” there.
“We have decided to move out,” Yabaji wrote on the X platform. The average commute for his colleagues was more than one and half hours one way. The roads are riddled with potholes and dust, “with little intent to fix them” he said, adding he didn’t expect it to change in the next five years.
Last week, a bus carrying schoolchildren overturned on the Balagere–Panathur Road near the tech corridor due to potholes and waterlogging.
Moneycontrol has reported that Bengaluru’s IT corridor along the ORR is seeing a sharp spike in traffic congestion, with weekday vehicle entries at major tech parks rising by 45 percent in June 2025 compared to the same period last year.
According to data compiled by the Outer Ring Road Companies Association (ORRCA) and the Bengaluru Traffic Police, the surge is on the back of mandatory office attendance after years of hybrid and remote work.
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Bengaluru’s tech corridor, stretching from KR Puram to the Silk Board section of the ORR, employs 9.5 lakh people across 500 companies and contributes 36 percent to the city’s annual IT revenue.
Constructed in phases over six years from 1996 to 2002, the 60-km ORR was intended to link major highways, facilitate faster travel and alleviate congestion in Bengaluru.
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The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) built the ORR to redirect heavy vehicles, including trucks, away from the inner city and ease congestion in the city centre. However, the corridor has since seen the rapid growth of tech parks and residential complexes on both sides.
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The southeastern stretch of the ORR, adjacent to IT hubs in Whitefield and Sarjapur Road, has come to be known as the city’s tech corridor. But the poor design of the road, coupled with the lack of alternatives means that even a truck broken truck, a fallen tree or waterlogging can bring the entire corridor to a standstill.
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