Traffic woes continue in Hyderabad

The woes of commuters in a fast-growing cosmopolitan city like Hyderabad keep multiplying with daily commuters grappling with long snarls, unregulated junctions, and widespread traffic indiscipline, particularly during peak hours.

A major contributing factor is observed to be the glaring absence of visible traffic police personnel at critical junctions and diversion points. Despite having an extensive traffic enforcement system backed by CCTV surveillance and digital challan issuance, the on-ground presence of traffic police during peak hours



seems not to be followed in several locations.

Motorists say many junctions in Secunderabad, RTC ‘x’ road, Domalguda, Gachibowli, Ameerpet, Kukatpally, LB Nagar and Mehdipatnam often have no personnel physically regulating traffic, sometimes even during the most congested hours.

“The presence of a traffic cop brings some order. However, now people jump signals, block intersections and park vehicles haphazardly because there is no one watching them,” said Sunny, a software professional from Chikkadpally.