A Reddit user expressed concern over Bengaluru’s unsustainable growth, citing congestion, water shortages and rising rents. The user claimed that politicians were inviting more people without addressing infrastructure needs and called on the mayor to address the city’s problems.
The post read: “I say this as someone who has lived here my whole life, the city is tearing it down. You can feel it every day, the congestion, the lack of water, the rent that no longer makes sense, the disappearing trees, the feeling that everything is moving faster than the people who have built their lives here can keep up.”
What are the user’s concerns?
The user claimed that “every politician keeps promising more growth, more companies, more opportunities, more people. But no one asks the basic question: Where is the space? Where is the water? Who is this growth for? Our tax money is being used to attract subsidies, land benefits, relaxed regulations to these companies. We are paying to bring them here.”
When companies are set up in Bengaluru, the jobs don’t necessarily go to people who actually live in the area. Hiring is influenced by networks, language and cultural familiarity. It’s not just about “talent,” a Reddit user argued.
The benefits of this endless expansion do not return proportionately to residents, but the costs, including traffic, rising rents and collapsing infrastructure, are felt every day.
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However, the user did not blame the people who moved to Bengaluru. People naturally go where they find opportunity. The problem lies in policies that repeatedly attract unlimited influx to a city that can no longer sustain it, the user noted.
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What does Bengaluru need now?
A social media user has shared some tips to improve the living conditions of people living in Bengaluru. The city needs a mayor willing to say what no leader has dared to say, that there should be no new large corporations in the next phase of the city. Not until the city stabilizes and repairs the foundations.
Companies already here should be taxed more and that revenue should stay in Bengaluru. It must be allocated to public transportation, sewer systems, lake restoration, roads, affordable housing, parks, and overall livability improvements.
The user also emphasized that ending the ongoing push to encourage more migration to the city by stopping the government’s efforts to attract more people, especially since we are no longer able to adequately support those who are currently here.
“The city cannot give and give until the people who built it feel like strangers in their own house. Bengaluru needs to breathe. Recover. Take care of itself and its own first,” the post read.
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Bengaluru infrastructure issues
The Reddit post comes amid concerns over Bengaluru’s infrastructure on social media. Recently, industry leaders including Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Peak XV’s Rajan Anandan highlighted Bengaluru’s infrastructure problem brought to the attention of citizens online.
Netizens react
Several social media users echoed the concerns raised by the Reddit user and shared their views.
One of the users commented, “Why does everyone have to be in Karnataka? If they are pushing why not develop one for each state and maybe you don’t have to deal with language issues too. Secondly, we have not been able to build a single city in our state. Do you think the current government is capable of building another?”
Another user commented: “Can Bangalore as a city accommodate more people? The answer is a worrying YES. Mumbai has more people, Delhi NCR has as many people as Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad combined. So we definitely have regions with more people in the same country.”
The user added: “Can we sustain a city UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS? The answer is unsurprisingly NO. Bangalore needs civic governance. Not only roads and public transport but also water infrastructure, waste management etc. A city plan is definitely needed.”
Another user shared his own experience and said, “When our offices moved from Kolkata to Bangalore last year, many employees asked not to, even though the company paid for our relocation. But the companies reasoned that hiring talent is much harder outside Bengaluru. Until they move here, they can’t attract the best talent and can’t compete. So here we have another 8,000 burdens on the city.”
