‘Sir, there is some footpath in your garbage’: Bengaluru’s unwalkable infra becomes a meme

Bengaluru residents expressed frustration over deteriorating footpaths through humour on Reddit, mocking the city's so-called 'walkable' infrastructure.

Fed up with the state of Bengaluru's crumbling and cluttered sidewalks, Bengaluru residents are taking their frustration online, this time, with a dose of dark humour. A number of viral Reddit posts mocking the city’s “walkable” infrastructure have reignited debate over the city’s worsening infrastructure, especially for pedestrians.

Viral posts on Reddit showed the challenges of navigating broken footpaths cluttered with garbage in Bengaluru. (Reddit)

In one post, a user sarcastically described his daily struggle, writing, “Just enjoying our city's walkable urban paradise. I have a car and a bike, but I chose to walk everyday to office (~1.5Km) to avoid adding to traffic…This is the "walkable" infrastructure I get. What's the point?”

The accompanying photo, shared from near Hennur Police Station in Balachandra Layout, shows a broken, uneven footpath buried under piles of garbage.

“Looks like garbage exchange zone,” another wrote.

One more Reddit post echoed the same frustration, with the user posting, “So they call this as ‘walkable’! It's a nightmare walking on Sarjapur road near kaikondrahalli lake. The footpaths have become dump yards. And this is the main area in (the) locality.”

“Use flying taxi/s,” a commentator wrote in response. “I smell the stench from the picture,” one more reply stated.

Bengaluru’s footpaths have long been a sore point for residents.