Bengaluru, July 23 -- Bengaluru's infamous Outer Ring Road (ORR) traffic jam, especially between 9 am and 10 am, is prompting a strategic response from the city's traffic authorities. In a recent summit involving municipal leaders, transport officials, and representatives from IT companies, new measures were discussed to tackle the recurring gridlock, the Bangalore Mirror reported.

One of the main proposals on the table was pushing IT parks and firms along the ORR to diversify start times for employees, starting as early as 7:30 am, instead of the usual overlap during the peak hour. The idea is to smooth out the surge in vehicle flow. There's also a suggestion for "work from home Wednesdays", allowing many to skip office commutes mid-wee...