India, March 25 -- Bengaluru's notorious traffic congestion continues to worsen, with commuters spending hours covering short distances, especially along Sarjapur Road. On Tuesday, a commuter reported that it took him an hour to travel just 4 kilometers on this heavily congested stretch, which has been plagued by numerous civic issues in East Bengaluru.

Expressing frustration on the community X handle, 'Citizens Movements East,' the commuter wrote, "Stuck in traffic #gridlock on Sarjapur Road. 1 hour for just 4 km, with 13 km more to go! Hoping to reach by lunchtime. When the system fails, this is the result. When CM @siddaramaiah and DyCM @DKShivakumar focus only on doubling their paychecks, this is what happens."

Eventually reaching h...