Hundreds of Bengaluru students face trouble as traffic delays school buses during exams

Schoolchildren travelling through Bengaluru’s Varthur-Gunjur corridor faced severe traffic delays on Thursday, with one 4-km journey taking 2.5 hours. Parents said school buses were delayed and students reached mid-term examinations anxious, while evening journeys took even longer. Residents blamed bottlenecks, damaged roads, heavy vehicles and poor traffic management, with some parents abandoning school buses for two-wheelers.