HYDERABAD: The elaborate arrangements installed place via the police notwithstanding, visitors was once thrown completely out of gear around RTC crossroads as hundreds of people took to the streets to take part within the ‘shobha Yatra’ organised at the occasion of Hanuman Jayanthi on Saturday. Barricading of arterial roads ended in hours of congestion particularly at the routes against Osmania University, Vidya Nagar amongst other spaces.
From 3pm to 6pm, helpless commuters have been caught in bumper-to-bumper visitors owing to the procession. “When I was returning from Osmania University and travelling against Domalguda, the visitors was once stopped close to Bawarchi junction. I was pressured to take a diversion against Secunderabad. It was once very aggravating as I was ignorant of the place to go,” mentioned Zubin Shaikh, a commuter, who was once one amongst the numerous commuters caught for nearly two hours.
Despite the heavy bandobast within the house, loss of signages and police officers in any respect junctions made matters worse. Commuters have been observed circling across the RTC primary road impatiently as they failed to search out alternate routes. Mobile maps also failed to assist commuters have the ability as a number of roads have been choc-a-block because of visitors diversions.
The vehicular motion against Himayath Nagar, Narayanguda, Liberty pass road, Chikadpally, Kachiguda, Vidya Nagar, Sultan Bazar, Chaderghat, Koti and Musheerabad amongst others was once decreased to a crawl. Agitated commuters have been observed getting into verbal duels with the visitors police officers at more than a few pockets, lashing out at them for poor control.
“At a few junctions, the police officers have been merely status and now not serving to the commuters. I was just following fellow commuters and taking inner routes in hope of finding some way out. But all my makes an attempt failed to get me out of the congestion,” mentioned Shivaramakrishnan, a commuter, who struggled for one-handa-half hours to discover a route to go against lower Tank Bund by way of Narayanaguda flyover.
More than five,000 devotees joined the procession, which started at 10.30am from Gowliguda Ram Mandir. Anticipating chaos, all the stores have been closed around RTC crossroads for a brief duration, the place the collection congregated with orange flags in hand — chanting ‘Jai Siyaram’ in unison. According to Anjani Kumar, commissioner of police (Hyderabad), 11,000 individuals from the police department have been involved at all the centres. As many as 410 CCTVs have been also put in at the 12-km stretch to monitor the location.
From 3pm to 6pm, helpless commuters have been caught in bumper-to-bumper visitors owing to the procession. “When I was returning from Osmania University and travelling against Domalguda, the visitors was once stopped close to Bawarchi junction. I was pressured to take a diversion against Secunderabad. It was once very aggravating as I was ignorant of the place to go,” mentioned Zubin Shaikh, a commuter, who was once one amongst the numerous commuters caught for nearly two hours.
Despite the heavy bandobast within the house, loss of signages and police officers in any respect junctions made matters worse. Commuters have been observed circling across the RTC primary road impatiently as they failed to search out alternate routes. Mobile maps also failed to assist commuters have the ability as a number of roads have been choc-a-block because of visitors diversions.
The vehicular motion against Himayath Nagar, Narayanguda, Liberty pass road, Chikadpally, Kachiguda, Vidya Nagar, Sultan Bazar, Chaderghat, Koti and Musheerabad amongst others was once decreased to a crawl. Agitated commuters have been observed getting into verbal duels with the visitors police officers at more than a few pockets, lashing out at them for poor control.
“At a few junctions, the police officers have been merely status and now not serving to the commuters. I was just following fellow commuters and taking inner routes in hope of finding some way out. But all my makes an attempt failed to get me out of the congestion,” mentioned Shivaramakrishnan, a commuter, who struggled for one-handa-half hours to discover a route to go against lower Tank Bund by way of Narayanaguda flyover.
More than five,000 devotees joined the procession, which started at 10.30am from Gowliguda Ram Mandir. Anticipating chaos, all the stores have been closed around RTC crossroads for a brief duration, the place the collection congregated with orange flags in hand — chanting ‘Jai Siyaram’ in unison. According to Anjani Kumar, commissioner of police (Hyderabad), 11,000 individuals from the police department have been involved at all the centres. As many as 410 CCTVs have been also put in at the 12-km stretch to monitor the location.
Shobha Yatra barricades throw traffic out of gear
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April 01, 2018
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