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Ban tractors in fast moving vehicles’ lane Readers Respond

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Total chaos: Traffic jam at Ameerpet junction. —

Sir,

I have seen many cities in India and believe that each city has different reasons for their traffic problems. I think these are some major reasons for traffic problems in Hyderabad — slow moving vehicles like tractors and heavily loaded lorries right next to the median holding up the fast moving traffic.

Tractor drivers should be told not to occupy the lanes meant for fast moving vehicles. I think as they are mainly of low income group, police take a light view of this, but its impact is too high. Overloading of lorries leads to their slow movement and action should be taken against them. There is irregular stopping of city buses and tourist buses on KPHB - Miyapur stretch. No one bothers if an RTC bus stops in the middle of the roads and offloads its passengers. Bus drivers must be instructed not to stop buses any where.

Dr. Sudheer Joseph,

Miyapur

Sir,

I appreciate the efforts of police. The police should show documentaries on traffic in other countries. How others follow the lane rule or how they give way to ambulances or police cars. Such documentaries should be screened in all cinema theatres or even on the television. Educating people only will bring in the change. Imposing fine only leads to more corruption.

Surekha Bhushan,

West Marredpally Sir,

There is a sweet shop near the Manjeera Hotel Junction in Kacheguda and in front of the shop, there are two push-cart vendors selling mangoes. There was a constable standing nearby the push-carts and I had parked my car bearing the registration no AP9AQ-2738. Since it was dark, I could not notice if there was a ‘No parking’ board.

The constable was observing me while parking the car. He did not ask me to move out as it was a ‘No parking’ zone. Hence, I got down the car purchased some mangoes. While I was purchasing mangoes, the constable was taking the photograph of my car with his digital camera.

Only when I asked him why he was taking the photograph, he said it was a ‘No parking’ zone.

Then I asked him why he didn’t tell me this while I was getting down the car and how was he allowing the push-carts at the junction. Without answering my questions he left.

If Additional Commissioner of Police V.S.K. Kaumudi observes the photograph before sending me a challan, he can find the push-carts also. This would show that his force is interested in merely imposing fines than in educating the errant push-cart vendors.

Please educate the constables to be rational. They should be told that their duty is not to look for indiscriminate imposition of fines.

P. Janardhan Reddy,

Yellareddyguda

Sir,

While answering a question on May 09, 2008, the Additional Commissioner of Police said that parking at busy junctions like Big Bazar, Abids, had been a big problem.

Then, why does MCH give permissions to new constructions, malls, multiplexes like the one coming up near JNTU signal, KPHB and Near Pizza Hut, Road No. 1, Banjara Hills? I request GHMC not to allow such big constructions that cause inconvenience to traffic even if they have enough parking area.

Phani, Miyapur,

Hyderabad

Sir,

Recently, an article in The Hindu covered the travails of general public due to increased flow of trucks through the Trimulgherry junction.

It was reported that due to restrictions imposed consequent upon inauguration of the Shamshabad airport, more and more trucks are taking the route of ECIL X roads, RK Puram flyover and Trimulgherry junction where there is a sharp turn. There is another turn at Lal Bazaar, Military Dairy Farm road and on to NH9.

On many an earlier occasion, the problems caused by heavy vehicles plying on this road and the resultant accidents were highlighted through many letters, but to no avail.

In 2005, when a fatal accident involving two youngsters on a motorcycle and a loaded truck, the then Police Commissioner banned heavy vehicle traffic on this narrow stretch.

Of late, heavy vehicles have started plying again on this road endangering lives of residents of numerous colonies astride this narrow road. In another development, the residents of Teachers’ Colony recently blocked three approach lanes that join this road to the RTC Colony road, thus forcing even two-wheelers and cars to traverse the congested Dairy Farm road.

It is requested that the authorities may once again inspect the Dairy Farm road and ban heavy vehicle traffic and have the road blocks erected by the Teachers’ Colony residents removed.

It is also suggested that like rest of the city, traffic restrictions for trucks on this stretch of the road may please be imposed and enforced.

Col. P.S.V. Ramana (Retd),

Trimulgherry

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