2023 Hyderabad E-Prix: Ahead of Formula E, Hyd city streets chock-a-block
Traffic police personnel are on the roads but due to the movement of VVIPs and road closures, they could do very little.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 9 Feb 2023 11:49 AM GMT
Hyderabad: With VIP movement and traffic diversions in the city ahead of the Formula E race, traffic snarls were witnessed at the city’s busy junctions on Thursday.
On Thursday, a line of vehicles, especially cars, were seen waiting long hours at Tank Bund, Secunderabad, Himayatnagar, Somajiguda, Prasads IMAX, Begumpet, and Khairatabad. Videos of commuters waiting for hours are trending on social media. According to locals, even auto-rickshaw drivers are demanding high prices, taking traffic as an excuse. The worst affected were those who had to travel from Secunderabad to Hi-Tech city. There were traffic jams on this route for more than 3 hours.
There is heavy traffic every day from Tolichowki to Lakdikapul and these diversions and VIP movement have aggravated it further. Heavy traffic was seen from Tirmulgerry, Secunderabad, to Panjagutta as the flyovers were chock-a-block.
According to the Hyderabad traffic police, movement of vehicles was slow from Chutneys, NFCL, Panjagutta crossroad and flyover, Camp office towards Begumpet flyover. They said the Panjagutta traffic police are regulating the traffic and asked commuters to take alternate routes.
The Hyderabad traffic police tweeted, “Due to diversion of route at NTR Marg traffic movement of vehicles is slow from KCP, RTA Office, VV Statue, Shadan College. Panjagutta & Saifabad traffic police are available and regulating traffic.”
They further said the movement of vehicles is slow from SD Eye Hospital, NMDC, Masab Tank, Mahaveer Hospital, PTI, Ayodhya Jn., Nirankari towards Shadan College.
Traffic police personnel are on the roads but due to the movement of VVIPs and road closures, they could do very little.
