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The comment triggered a flood of reactions from across the country. (Representational Image)(HT Photo) <\/p>\nA post by a author on social media platform X has gone viral after she slammed the appalling condition of Bengaluru\u2019s roads, calling them not just bad infrastructure but “civic cruelty.”<\/p>\n
The comment triggered a flood of reactions from across the country. (Representational Image)(HT Photo) <\/p>\n
Sahana Singh’s post, which includes a personal account of her brother-in-law suffering a slipped disc due to daily cycling on bumpy roads, has struck a chord with citizens frustrated by the city\u2019s crumbling commute.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe roads of Bengaluru have got to be the worst in the world, absolutely worst of the worst,\u201d Singh wrote. \u201cWhether I travel in autos or cars, I am holding my neck to prevent a recurrence of spondylitis.\u201d Her brother-in-law, who cycles to work to avoid traffic jams, is now in severe pain, she added, blaming the uneven tar layering, potholes, and unscientific speed breakers.<\/p>\n
(Also Read: Bengaluru Metro’s yellow line opens to passengers today: Check route, timings, other details<\/a>)<\/a><\/p>\n The post ends on a sharp note, \u201cBengaluru\u2019s roads aren\u2019t taking us forward; they\u2019re breaking our backs.\u201d<\/p>\n HT.com could not independently verify the claims made by the X user.<\/p>\n The comment triggered a flood of reactions from across the country, some empathetic, others skeptical, and a few sarcastic.<\/p>\n Reactions online<\/p>\n One user remarked, \u201cRecommend him to use public transport. You can’t fit an elephant in a fridge. Bengaluru has 1.2 crore vehicles. How can the city cope when everyone brings an SUV to pick up 500 ml of Nandini milk?\u201d<\/p>\n Another added, \u201cWhy should we let this go? Authorities must be penalised for such apathy. Maybe they should face jail time and asset seizures for every bad road.\u201d<\/p>\n Some chimed in with regional rivalry. \u201cIf there were a beauty contest for worst roads, humara Gurugram would give you tough competition,\u201d one quipped, while others nominated Pune as a close runner-up. A more extreme suggestion proposed, \u201cThe best vehicle for Bengaluru roads is a helicopter.\u201d<\/p>\n However, not everyone agreed with Singh\u2019s assessment. One user called the post \u201cunnecessary gaslighting\u201d, saying, \u201cI\u2019ve lived in Bengaluru for over 30 years. Some roads are bad, some are good, just like in every city. Yes, things need to improve, but this narrative is misleading.\u201d<\/p>\n The post has sparked a fresh round of civic debate over accountability, urban planning, and the mental and physical toll of Bengaluru\u2019s chaotic road conditions, an issue many residents feel is perennially ignored.<\/p>\n (Also Read: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah orders probe into Rahul Gandhi’s \u2018vote theft\u2019 allegations ahead of BBMP Polls<\/a>)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A post by a author on social media platform X has gone viral after she slammed the appalling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73882,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[52742,52745,52741,4,450,52743,451,3,52744,452,453,2452],"class_list":{"0":"post-73881","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-breaking-news","8":"tag-bad-infrastructure","9":"tag-bengaluru-latest-news","10":"tag-bengaluru-roads","11":"tag-breaking-news","12":"tag-breakingnews","13":"tag-civic-cruelty","14":"tag-headlines","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-potholes","17":"tag-top-stories","18":"tag-topstories","19":"tag-urban-planning"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}