By: Express News ServiceBengaluru | Updated: September 17, 2025 08:30 PM IST 4 min readIn yet another incident highlighting Bengaluru’s infrastructure crisis, Andhra Pradesh’s Human Resources Development Minister Nara Lokesh Wednesday publicly invited a major logistics technology company to relocate to Vizag after the firm announced its decision to move out of the city’s tech corridor due to poor road conditions.“Hi Rajesh, can I interest you in relocating your company to Vizag? We are rated among top 5 cleanest cities in India, are building best-in-class infra, and have been rated the safest city for women. Please send me a DM,” the TDP MLA wrote in response to BlackBuck CEO Rajesh Yabaji’s announcement on social media platform X.BlackBuck, a prominent logistics tech company, announced Tuesday its decision to vacate its Bellandur office on Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road (ORR) after nine years of operations. CEO Rajesh Yabaji cited deteriorating infrastructure and extreme traffic congestion as primary reasons for the move.“ORR (Bellandur) has been our ‘office + home’ for the last 9 years. But it’s now very-very hard to continue here,” Yabaji wrote on X Tuesday. “Average commute for my colleagues shot up to 1.5+ hours (one way). Roads full of potholes and dust, coupled with the lowest intent to get them rectified. I didn’t see any of this changing in the next 5 years.”The company later clarified that while it was relocating from Bellandur, it had no plans to leave Bengaluru entirely. “We are just moving out of the Bellandur location, not out of Bengaluru. No question of moving out of the city. We are looking for an alternative option in Bengaluru,” the corporate team stated.Ramesh D S, Bengaluru East City Corporation Commissioner, acknowledged the challenges facing the area. “We are inspecting the area around Bellandur, where some of these companies have expressed concerns over the infrastructure. The problems here are many. From BMRCL’s metro construction to landowners refusing to provide land for road widening, many factors are contributing to infrastructure issues.”He added that while asphalting of the service road along ORR has been completed, the booming population has outpaced infrastructure development. “The only way forward is to widen roads for which we seek cooperation from the landowners,” Ramesh said.Story continues below this adAdditional Commissioner Lokhande Snehal Sudhakar revealed that authorities have identified around 550 potholes under the east corporation jurisdiction. “We are on a war footing to fix them. We appeal to business entrepreneurs to come to us directly and express their concerns, and we will ensure that we attend to them immediately.”The Greater Bengaluru IT Companies and Industries Association expressed deep concern over the continued infrastructure neglect along the ORR. General Secretary Krishna Kumar Gowda called the shift by leading firms a wake-up call for urgent government intervention.“The decision of leading firms to move out highlights the urgent need for government intervention. We call for a transparent roadmap to improve roads, metro connectivity, and public utilities,” Gowda said, reiterating the association’s willingness to collaborate with authorities to restore Bengaluru’s status as India’s tech capital.The ORR tech corridor, stretching from K R Puram to the Silk Board section, employs 9.5 lakh people across 500 companies and contributes 36 per cent to Bengaluru’s annual IT revenue. Last week, the infrastructure crisis took a dangerous turn when a bus carrying schoolchildren overturned on the Balagere–Panathur Road near the tech corridor due to potholes and waterlogging.Story continues below this adSpeaking to The Indian Express, IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge said, “There is no denying that Bengaluru’s infrastructure needs improvement. At the same time, one must acknowledge that the city is expanding rapidly, and such transformations cannot be achieved overnight. The government has set aside Rs 7,000 crore for Bengaluru’s development to address the pressing infrastructure challenges. Progress was also hampered in recent years due to continuous rainfall, which worsened the situation. We are working steadily to resolve these issues.”On the Andhra Pradesh minister’s invitation to Black Buck to shift operations, Kharge responded, “It is unfortunate that he is trying to capitalize on such incidents. Karnataka gets back only Rs 12 for every Rs 100 it contributes to the Centre, while states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh receive more. Yet, Bengaluru remains among the world’s fastest-growing cities, with a talent pool that is unmatched.”Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Andhra Pradesh