Mysuru adds 1.7 lakh vehicles in 2 years, traffic woes deepen

Data presented the total vehicle count increased from 14.54 lakh in 2024 to 16.24 lakh in 2025.

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One of the concerns expressed by Mysureans in the last few months is the increasing number of signals across the city and slow traffic movement due to the congestion caused by vehicles.

Now, the data presented by transport minister Ramalinga Reddy to a question raised by Rajajinagara MLA S Suresh Kumar revealed that between the end of March 2023 and 2025, the city added nearly 1.7 lakh vehicles, mostly two-wheelers.

According to the data, Mysuru has more vehicles compared to two other major cities of the state—Mangaluru and Dharwad.

According to the data presented by the minister, as of March 31, 2024, there were 14,54,115 vehicles in the city. It reached 16,24,214 vehicles by the end of March 2025.

As per the data, among these 16,24,214 vehicles, 13,29,184 are two-wheelers. Four-wheelers are in second place with 2.2 lakh. “The total number of vehicles have increased by a few thousand since March 2025 as huge vehicle purchases were reported since the slash of GST on vehicles in Sept/Oct 2025,” said an officer from the transport department.

According to residents, for the past few months, city roads are witnessing huge traffic density, especially with the installation of traffic signals at most of the junctions. “Between Bogadi Ring Road signal junction and the city, at least 10 to 15 minutes are wasted at the traffic signals only,” said Snehal Rao, a resident of Prashanth Nagar.

Improving public transport system is key: Activists

Activists said improving the public transport system is key to easing traffic congestion in the city.

“Earlier, the KSRTC bus arrival and departure details were displayed in bus stands. But now, that system is not working. Most of the newly formed residential layouts have no bus connectivity. As a result, people were forced to ply their own vehicles. The strengthening of public transport is critical,” said Rajeshwar SR, a civic activist.