News Desk. Urban traffic has become a serious problem for not only India, but for the whole world. Increasing population, uncontrolled urbanization, and increasing number of trains on old roads have entangled many cities in India into traffic jams. The latest report of Tomatom Traffic Index shows that some cities in India have now appeared in the list of cities with the world’s most slow traffic.

Kolkata: topped in slowness

According to the report, a 10 km travel in Kolkata takes 34 minutes 33 seconds on an average. The city has become the second most slow city in the world not only in India but also in the world. The narrow streets of Kolkata, historical but old infrastructure and excessive pressure of traffic make it the most congested metropolis in the country. The congestion level here is 32% and an average driver ruins 110 hours of traffic throughout the year.

Bengaluru: IT City, but roads stopped

A journey of 10 km in Bengaluru, famous as IT hub, takes an average of 34 minutes 10 seconds. The time in contingent rate of 38% and 117 hours of traffic annually includes it among the most traffic affected cities in India. The main reasons behind this are the main reasons behind the rapid development and ineffective traffic management of Bengaluru.

Pune: Signs of improvement, but problem remains intact

The average time of travel per 10 km in Pune has been recorded 33 minutes 22 seconds. The city’s drivers with 34% congestion level lose about 108 hours in traffic every year. Although there is some relief compared to the previous year, the city still remains in the list of the country’s slowest cities.