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Traffic snarls stump Rakhi fest revellers
Raksha Bandhan festivities drew huge number of people on to roads in Hyderabad bringing the city roads to choco-a-block from early morning. With most of the families in twin cities, venturing out to meet their sibling on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan heavy traffic jams were witnessed across the city.
Hyderabad: Raksha Bandhan festivities drew huge number of people on to roads in Hyderabad bringing the city roads to choco-a-block from early morning. With most of the families in twin cities, venturing out to meet their sibling on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan heavy traffic jams were witnessed across the city.
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The traffic on the bustling stretch between Banjara Hills and Secunderabad came to near standstill till late in the evening. Traffic snarls were also witnessed in Himayatnagar, Narayanguda and Kachiguda. Interestingly, there was no advisory from the Traffic police for this festival, while their counterparts in other Metros issued advisory to the commuters.When asked about it the police said, “We did not expect the traffic jam.”
To cover a distance of about 6 kms it took about an hour said V Venkatesh, a resident of Ramnagar. However, the officials refuted that the Traffic jam was caused because of the festivities. L S Chauhan, Traffic DCP (North) said that the traffic jam on Banjara Hills to Secunderabad stretch was due to Metro Rail works.
Works to raise a pillar’ on the narrow road near Jabbar building, Begumpet resulted in traffic problems, he said. Saturday being weekend, we hoped there will be less traffic, he added. While A V Ranganath, Traffic DCP (South) said that the police did not make any special arrangements on the occasion, as there were no traffic jams.
“There were no issues with traffic today. Being Saturday, which is also a holiday for IT companies we did not face problems. I toured the entire area and parts of Old City,” he claimed. But commuters who travelled between Banjara Hills -Malkajgiri and from Himayat Nagar to other parts of the city have different stories to narrate. According to them it took quite a long time for them to reach their destinations.
