People collect for the statue unveiling ceremony of BR Ambedkar on the event of his beginning anniversary, in Hyderabad, on Friday.
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It was a day-long traffic gridlock within the central a part of Hyderabad as a number of occasions performed out in close to simultaneous time.
“Earlier in the day, the traffic was bad because of the inauguration of the Ambedkar Statue near Necklace Road Rotary. Once that eased, we have this procession that will go on till 11 p.m.,” mentioned a traffic constable guarding the route close to Green Park Hotel. The stretch of highway had restricted motion within the night to make sure participation of residents within the procession to mark 324th Khalsa Panth Foundation Day or Baisakhi festival.
“Our timing has been affected as it rained in the morning. The procession started at 6 p.m. and will end at 11.30 p.m. at the Gurudwara after going around the Panjagutta Junction,” knowledgeable Preetpal Singh, who was a part of the procession.
While the traffic police created elaborate preparations to isolate the Necklace Road Rotary for the inaugural perform between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. it had a cascading impact elsewhere proper as much as Masab Tank, Paradise and Nampally.
At 5.30 p.m. the traffic police issued a tenet: “Due to VVIP movement and heavy flow of traffic, movement of vehicles is slow from Chutneys, NFCL, Panjagutta X Roads, Somajiguda Circle, Camp Office towards Begumpet Flyover. Panjagutta Traffic police are available and regulating traffic.”
Similar pointers have been issued by the traffic officers via the day, however commuters caught within the traffic weren’t amused.
“It took me 30 minutes to come from Masab Tank to Greenlands at 7.30 p.m. Usually, around that time it never took me more than 5-7 minutes,” mentioned one other commuter who lives in Khairatabad however took the Banjara Hills Road no 1 to keep away from traffic on the Raj Bhavan Road. Friday prayers at masjids and night Ramzan procuring added to the woes of commuters.
A vacation for State and Central authorities workers, closed schooling establishments and college buses off the highway didn’t assist issues.
