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Is your daily commute to and from Gurgaon actually worth it?
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00:00Gurgaon vs Bangalore
00:02This viral video showing Gurgaon's daily traffic
00:05has sparked a debate on the internet.
00:07What was meant to be a light roast
00:09quickly turned into a battle of cities.
00:11Netizens began comparing Gurgaon
00:13to India's Silicon Valley, Bangalore
00:15debating which is worse
00:16when it comes to the daily grind of snail-paced traffic.
00:19As it turns out, many people going in and out of Gurgaon
00:23spend more time in Ubers than their jobs.
00:25The video that now has more than half a million views
00:28had some saying Gurgaon was like Dubai when compared with Bangalore.
00:31In fact, TomTom, a Dutch travel firm, ranks Bangalore
00:34the third slowest city for the world for travel time in 2024.
00:38For many commuters, travelling from Gurgaon to Noira or Delhi
00:41is a daily reality they cannot ignore.
00:43Heavy rainfall and pockets of barely moving traffic
00:46along this famed commute make many almost numb to traffic.
00:49Or so the internet says.
00:51According to some, Bangaloreans complain about traffic
00:54but for those in Gurgaon, it is simply the norm.
00:56For many, Gurgaon is still better than Bangalore
00:59which is almost synonymous with being the golden standard
01:01for terrible traffic.
01:03Recent years have seen some transformation.
01:05Gurgaon earlier had only two lanes
01:07but now has eight lanes to diverge cars.
01:10But that's still not enough for the choking load
01:12of up to 7,400 vehicles per hour.
01:14Bangalore dwellers also didn't step back.
01:16They added how bad air quality in Gurgaon made the net result worse.
01:20The real debate that gets ignited is whether Gurgaon is developed
01:23beyond Cyber City at all?
01:25And to what extent is the never-ending commute actually worth it?
01:28What are your thoughts?
01:29Let us know in the comments below.

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