Has Bangalore become a not so liveable city?
I have also been hearing that Bangalore has become oversaturated and is becoming more unliveable than before day by day (including the famous weather aspect also getting deteriorated).
One interview, 1000+ job opportunities
Take a 10-min AI interview to qualify for numerous real jobs auto-matched to your profile 🔑
But to the point, yes BLr is now unliveable. We have become a other slum city like mumbai. Paan spits everywhere, expensive, traffic, air pollution, name it , we have it
If the whole of India flocks to any city, it will become unlivable as the cities are not planned (in any way) to accommodate such massive populations. It happened to Bangalore, and already happening to Hyderabad and Pune. Instead of investing in Infrastructure and CapeX, politicians are busy coming with Ladki Bahin schemes
Agreed.
They need to have plans implemented to upgrade Tier 2 IT Hub Cities into Tier 1 IT Hub Cities.
Absolutely. Today it can be bangalore, tomorrow another city will be over populated. Proper project and scheme distribution by the govt is the key.
Some can say, hey Bangalore pays more tax why not contribute more central fund to this state. But think about it - a person from home state A travels , spends and lives there to contribute to the overall direct+indirect tax.
Now at country level this doesnt lead to any capex or any gain, its just movement of resource and dragging down another state. The solution is better infra and fund allocation and supervision by central for each state. So that both blue and white collar jobs are well distributed otherwise in the fight between state vs state we lose as a country
Yet I keep seeing new companies setting their shop in Bangalore. Man, I so much want to move out of the city but can't because of the high paying job.
I think you can move as the tech giants pay almost similarly regardless of the city and you are already working for one.
Bangalore is not what it used to be. But trust me it’s quite the best that we have in India regardless :))
Tells me you haven't lived much in the rest of India (other T1 cities, not piss poor slums)
My South Indian friends call Gurgaon a Bangalore with infrastructure, roads, sane pricing and similar jobs. They would move if not for the language barrier.
Ncr infra is way way better than Bangalore. But relatively very less jobs. Most are corporate centers. Being in proximity to capital, means all companies are there but in very small capacity. Maybe a few business teams. Gurgaon Cybercity is the only 1 big tech park, Bangalore has scores of it.
it's a shit city, worst traffic (there's traffic at 11pm+ ffs). the roads are shit, air pollution, extremely high rents (for what we get). only reason to stay here (as an IT employee) is that there are a lot of companies which pay good. there are some good parts in the city which I'm not gonna reveal cuz people gonna go there and spoil those as well
Traffic at 11 PM ? how , Never see that in Mumbai ?
Fundamental problem is north Indian politicians doesnt care about any thing remotely related to welfare of people be it jobs or infra. Except Delhi - NCR there is no place in entire north that people can think about when it comes to jobs. While in South there are like ever growing IT and manufacturing hubs ex - Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi then comes emerging hubs like Mysore, Coimbatore, Mangaluru, Tiruchirapalli, Madurai, Nagpur, Vishakhapatnam. The development in South is going at an extremely fast pace. So entire north India migrates to South India for work which puts unprecedented pressure of any city infra. North Indian people should question their politicians why they cant develop IT and manufacturing hubs.
The level of delusion here is embarrassing. You ramble about ‘development’ in the South as if your cities aren’t collapsing under their own incompetence. Bengaluru? A glorified tech ghetto where traffic moves slower than a government office queue, and roads vanish after every monsoon. Chennai? A water crisis disaster where people literally fight for drinking water. Hyderabad? A city where a single rainstorm turns roads into rivers. Kochi? Flooded every year, but sure, ‘development.’ Mysuru? Barely relevant outside of tourism. Mangaluru? A port city that wishes it was half as important as Gujarat’s industrial hubs.
Meanwhile, North India powers the country’s economy—Delhi-NCR, the epicenter of startups and industry, Uttar Pradesh’s expressways and booming factories, Punjab’s industrial zones, Rajasthan’s rapidly growing cities, and Bihar’s rising infrastructure projects. But of course, your South-obsessed brain refuses to acknowledge anything beyond a few overhyped IT hubs.
And migration? Funny how South Indians flood Delhi for UPSC, business, and better-paying corporate jobs. Half of Bangalore’s IT firms run on North Indian talent because the local crowd is too busy overhyping their ‘growth.’ Your cities are overcrowded because your governments are so inept that even a minor population increase turns them into disaster zones. Without North India, your so-called ‘developed’ cities would collapse in weeks. Maybe fix your potholes and broken infrastructure before preaching about progress.
Data dont lie
- Southern states (Telangana, AP, Karnataka, Kerala, TN) recorded 6.3% GDP growth rate compared to 5% for rest of India in 2023-24
- Per capital GDP growth is 5% higher than 4.2% for rest of country
- Southern states receive 25% of what they contribute in taxes while a state like UP gets 200% of their contributed taxes. Even after this southern states maintain higher growth than rest of India.
- just a example Bihar gets 7 rupees back for every 1 rupee contribution while TN gets back 29 paise for every 1 rupee contribution but go and check both Bihar and TN. Bihar is the poorest state in India even after getting ao much money So when I say north indian politicians bother least about welfare of their people its not a delusional statement
Yes Bangalore is not liveable anymore , Delhi , Gurgaon and Noida is much better place. The food , people , traffic , nightlife especially women safety is much better . Whereas Bangalore is rigid and non progressive and regressive and all they eat is Idly dough- Sa and chutney .
I lost you said Delhi, Gurgaon & Noida are safe for women...better luck next time with some homework....kabhi NCR ke aas paas ghumna Dehatiyon ka line mil jaayega...pata chalega kaun kitna civilized aur regressive hai.
When you said*
This whole seed money from wife is nonsense. especially successful indian people , businessmen, cine stars, professional athletes, somehow have this need to have sob story flashback.
The usual trope is " i was hungry" ," I slept on road", " i faught with dogs for a meal"....utter bullshit.
Yes I also disagree with that part and agree with you.
I didn't believe it earlier but now I believe that Indians hate the Indians who are more famous/rich/both than themselves.
It's unfortunate but that's how it is.
Most product companies are in Bangalore; most high paying product design jobs are in Bangalore. We have to stay where the jobs are.
That's true.
However the government needs to ensure the city is able to cope up with it.
If not then they should encourage companies to allow remote/WFH.
Seriously? Bangalore is just running on hype with loss-making startups. What about banking, insurance giants, ministries, or real tech innovation? An economy isn’t just startups, bro. Just check the Registrar of Companies (ROC)—Mumbai has way more registered companies than Bangalore.
Bangalore’s infrastructure is a disaster—traffic is a nightmare, roads are crumbling, and every monsoon turns the city into Venice 2.0. The cost of living is absurd, but what do you get in return? Slow public transport, constant power cuts, and an overdependence on IT that makes the city fragile.
Now, let’s compare. Noida and Gurgaon are miles ahead in corporate presence, hosting global banking, consulting, and tech giants. Patna? Even Bihar has more minerals and natural resources than Bangalore! Meanwhile, Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) alone is wealthier than all of Bangalore’s failed startups combined. Even Amazon and Microsoft have their registered offices in Mumbai. Why? Because real business happens there, not in a startup bubble.
It's not liveable now. I feel so bad to see Bangalore crumbling like this and no one is talking action. It's overpopulated, lakes have vanished, roads are bad, no footpaths, expensive metro, bad public transportation and no one ready to talk about it. Everyone here is so busy that no one is able to see how bad this city has become in the last few years. I hope this changes. For me, I have been very frustrated and will try to leave Bangalore with the next job switch in a few months.
Yes I have been hearing from my friends that the situation is worsening day by day.
Even the change of state government also didn't make the situation better.