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I have now spent a good four years in Bangalore and despite its progress in many areas (it was already doing well when I came), there are many issues which even the lesser known cities in other states don’t face.

A lot has been written and said about the infrastructure woes and the poor traffic conditions. However, recently it is really surprising to see that the traffic congestion has reduced vastly. I can reach office within half an hour for more part of the day, from earlier one hour. However, roads are still bad, or worse. If you want to see the poorest condition, come to Ramamurthy Nagar.

However, the biggest problem faced by Bengaluru today is not roads, but power cuts. At my place there are five power cuts daily of one hour each. It is increasingly becoming frustrating. The chief minister has made lot of promises, only to break it the next day.

The condition is not likely to improve in the near future. Imagine how did Karnataka approach Tata’s for their Nano project and offer subsidized electricity.