India, Feb. 22 -- Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara acknowledged the severe infrastructure limitations in Bengaluru, stating that the city's roads and transport systems were not designed to accommodate its current population and vehicle density.

His remarks came after Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar recently stated that "even God can't fix Bengaluru's traffic issue."

Speaking on the matter, Parameshwara told PTI, "Everybody knows Bengaluru lacks infrastructure. The city was not built for this kind of population and the sheer number of vehicles. We have 1.4 crore people and an equal number of vehicles. Without new infrastructure, traffic congestion will continue to be a major challenge, as it always has been."

He further added ...