Protesting students demand fast action for safety measures in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Around 400 students of Muffakam Jah College protested on Wednesday in front of the college demanding a foot overbridge.

Student Rohit Lingala said, “Over 60 per cent of the college students commute by state-run buses and need to cross the roads daily in the morning and in thr evening. The management had written to the GHMC commissioner requesting for a FOB. We demand safety measures.”

Students claimed that there were two major and 10 minor accidents monthly but Banjara hills traffic inspector Vidya Sagar said the jurisdiction saw seven minor accidents that occurred on Roads 9, 10 and 12. It was less than 10 in July, he said.

DCP North, Traffic, L.S. Chauhan added, “The department has advised GHMC to construct an FOB in front of the college. Speed-breakers are not advisable since it needs free flow of traffic and breakers will lead to more accidents.”

When approached, 108 ambulance services refused to give data on the number of accident calls received from Road Number 3, Banjara Hills.