Traffic Advisory For Amit Shah's Maha Padyatra
Restrictions would also be imposed on traffic movement around Chappel Road, King Koti, Boggulakunta, Bata Junction, Sujatha School and Stanley College. Passengers were advised to plan their travel in advance
Hyderabad: The city police have announced traffic restrictions for Union home minister Amit Shah’s maha padayatra here on Monday, from 1 pm to 7 pm on various locations. Restrictions would be implemented on a need basis to regulate traffic and facilitate the smooth conduct of the programme, said D. Joel Davis, joint commissioner, traffic.
Commuters travelling through Basheerbagh, BJR Statue, Liberty, Nampally, Abids, MJ Market, Afzalgunj and surrounding areas were likely to face diversions during the specified hours, according to the advisory. Police advised commuters to avoid these roads as well as at Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad traffic police junction, AR Petrol Pump, SBI Gunfoundry, GPO, Nampally T-Junction, Taj Island, and Jambagh between 1 pm and 7 pm.
Restrictions would also be imposed on traffic movement around Chappel Road, King Koti, Boggulakunta, Bata Junction, Sujatha School and Stanley College. Passengers were advised to plan their travel in advance.
According to the advisory, traffic coming from AR Petrol Pump towards BJR statue would be diverted towards Nampally station and Ravindra Bharathi. Vehicles approaching GPO junction from Jambagh and Afzalgunj will be diverted at MJ Market towards Taj Island. Traffic from Taj Island towards Bank Street will be diverted towards Afzalgunj.
Vehicles coming from Old Ambedkar statue towards BJR statue would be diverted at Liberty towards Himayatnagar; traffic from Himayatnagar would be diverted towards Old Ambedkar statue and Tank Bund. Traffic from Rajareddy Marg and Old MLA Quarters would be diverted at Basheerbagh junction towards the Hyderabad traffic police complex.
Vehicles will not be permitted from MJ Market towards GPO and Nampally station road, while traffic from GPO towards MJ Market will also be restricted.
The advisory said several major stretches were likely to experience traffic restrictions.
These include the PTI–Ravindra Bharathi route via Ayodhya junction and Lakdikapul; Karbala Junction-Ravindra Bharathi via Children Park and Old Ambedkar Junction; Katta Maisamma–Chikkadpally; Narayanguda–Liberty; Cemetery junction–Hyderabad traffic police headquarters; and Basheerbagh–Bank Street.
Other affected stretches include Ram Koti-Taj Mahal Hotel junction, Ramkote–Bata junction, Old Ambedkar Statue–DMHS, Chaderghat–MJ Market, Afzalgunj–MJ Market, Bhoolaxmi Temple–MJ Market, Boyiguda Khaman–Malakunta, MJ Market–Ravindra Bharathi and Gokulnagar–Nampally X Roads.
Traffic movement on the Rasoolpura–Ranigunj stretch via Ministers Road and Panjagutta–Secretariat stretch via Nims, Erramanzil, Khairatabad and NTR Marg may also be affected.
The restrictions will also affect RTC bus services. Buses proceeding from Ravindra Bharathi towards BJR statue will be diverted at AR Petrol Pump towards Nampally station. Buses from MJ Market towards GPO will be diverted towards Taj Island. Buses coming from Tank Bund and Old Ambedkar statue towards Liberty will be diverted via Telugu Talli Junction, Iqbal Minar and Ravindra Bharathi. District buses heading towards Ranigunj and Tank Bund will be diverted at CTO Junction towards Rasoolpura and Begumpet.
