Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Friday described the city’s worsening traffic as a natural outcome of its rapid growth, calling it a “good problem to have” while stressing the urgent need for solutions.

Speaking at the ‘Mobility Symposium 2025’, the Minister for Electronics and IT/BT said that the city’s expansion in population, jobs, and business opportunities has inevitably put pressure on roads and transport infrastructure, making effective planning and government intervention crucial.

“75.5 percent of Bengaluru’s population is working and young. We are number four globally in this regard. Yes, we have traffic issues because we are growing, but we need to solve them,” Kharge said. “As a government, we cannot just say growth is the reason and ignore the problem.”

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