Karnataka govt asks IT companies to extend WFH till December 2022 to reduce traffic on Bengaluru’s ORR
Presently, many companies are utilising the WFH option till October or December this year.
FollowIn the wake of the commencement of metro work on the Outer Ring Road (ORR), from Silk Board to KR Puram, the Karnataka government has requested large corporations or Bengaluru’s IT corridors to extend the work from home (WFH) policy till the end of December 2022.
Presently, many companies are utilising the WFH option till October or December this year.
The request comes from the department of information technology, biotechnology, science & technology and in an advisory issued by Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Electronics, IT&BT, EV Ramana Reddy, IT companies have also been advised to stagger the working hours for employees working at office. In a bid to reduce the traffic congestion on the road, the companies have been asked to encourage employees working from office to take BMTC buses or employee bus services provided by the company by using bus lanes.
"We would like to bring to your notice that BMRCL is starting metro construction works on Outer Ring Road (ORR) from Central Silk Board to KR Puram and the construction of the same could extend to about 1.5 to 2 years. The ORR houses many large Tech Parks and IT Company campuses and carries large amount of traffic throughout the day," read the advisory by EV Ramana Reddy.
"The ORR despite having 6 lanes and service roads is infamous for its perennial traffic congestion. In the COVID pandemic situation, with IT companies working from home (WFH) has provided some relief to traffic movement on ORR. However, with the start of metro construction on ORR, it would be extremely difficult to manage traffic movement on ORR especially if IT companies resume work from office," it added.
The advisory has been sent to the regional director of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) and circulated among the companies.
The letter states that metro work on the 19-km stretch could take one-and-a-half to two years.
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