Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has formally reached out to Wipro founder Azim Premji, requesting that the company allow limited vehicular passage through its Bengaluru campus in an attempt to provide relief to the city’s chronically congested Outer Ring Road. According to officials, granting controlled access through the campus could help ease traffic snarls on adjoining stretches by as much as 30 percent, particularly during peak office commute hours when the bottlenecks are at their worst.
In his communication, Siddaramaiah emphasised that cooperation from corporate stakeholders like Wipro would go a long way in addressing one of the city’s most pressing urban challenges. The Chief Minister underlined that a carefully managed access plan—not a complete opening but regulated movement—could make a measurable difference in alleviating traffic chaos that has long plagued commuters and businesses operating along this critical corridor.
The appeal to Wipro comes against the backdrop of repeated complaints from Bengaluru residents, civic activists, and the technology sector about the state of infrastructure around the Outer Ring Road, which serves as a key artery for several IT hubs. The situation has grown dire enough to affect corporate decisions. Recently, Rajesh Yabaji, CEO and co-founder of logistics technology firm BlackBuck, announced that his company would vacate its Bellandur office, citing poor road conditions and unaddressed civic issues as the main reasons.
In a strongly worded social media post, Yabaji described the Outer Ring Road as a stretch “best known for roads full of potholes and dust, coupled with the lowest intent to get them rectified,” adding that he saw little chance of improvement in the next five years. His comments went viral, amplifying frustration among commuters and putting added pressure on the state government to take visible corrective steps.
Faced with such criticism, Siddaramaiah’s outreach to Wipro is being viewed as part of a broader strategy to find short-term relief measures while longer-term infrastructure upgrades are planned. By involving private sector stakeholders in traffic management solutions, the government hopes to send a signal that it is serious about addressing the bottlenecks choking one of India’s most important technology corridors.
