SRINAGAR: The government on Wednesday attached SP Traffic (Rural) Jammu with J&K police headquarters with immediate effect.
According to an order, SP Traffic (City) has been given additional charge of the post.
“In the interest of administration, Shri Ranjit Singh, SP Traffic (Rural), Jammu is hereby attached with Police Headquarters, J&K, with immediate effect. M. Fiesel Qureshi, SP Traffic (City), Jammu shall hold the additional charge of the post of SP Traffic (Rural), Jammu, in addition to his own duties, till further orders,” it reads. (KNO)
Hyderabad: Ahead of the Hanuman Jayanti procession in Hyderabad, the Hyderabad Police Commission CV Anand announced traffic restrictions to ensure the smooth and safe conduct of the yatra, which covers a distance of 12 km.
The main procession will commence at 11:30 am from Gowliguda Ram Mandir and will proceed towards Hanuman Mandir Tadbund, Secunderabad via a designated route. The route includes popular landmarks such as Gowliguda, Ram Mandir, Putlibowli ‘X’ roads, Andhra Bank ‘X’ roads, Koti, DM & HS, Sultan Bazar ‘X’ roads, Ramkoti ‘X’ roads, Kachiguda ‘X’ roads, Narayanguda YMCA, Chikkadpally ‘X’ roads, RTC ‘X’ roads, Ashok Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Viceroy Hotel, Praga Tools, Kavadiguda, CGO Towers, Bansilalpet Road, Bible House, City Light Hotel, Bata Showroom, Ujjaini Mahankali Temple, Old Ramgopalpet PS, Paradise X Roads, CTO Junction, Lee Royal Palace, Brooke Bond, Imperial Garden, and Mastan Cafe, before finally turning left at Sree Hanuman Temple Tadbund. The procession is expected to conclude at 8 pm on Thursday.
Another procession to begin at Karmanghat Hanuman Temple
In addition to the main procession, another tributary procession will start from Karmanghat Hanuman Temple, which falls under the Rachakonda Commissionerate Jurisdiction. This procession will enter Hyderabad City limits at Champapet and pass through Champapet X Rd, IS Sadan, Dhobhighat, ACP off Malakpet, Saidabad Colony Road, Shankeshwar Bazar, and enter Rachakonda Commissionerate Limits at Saroor Nagar Tank, before re-entering city limits at Rajiv Gandhi Statue, Dilsukhnagar.
The tributary procession will then pass through Moosaram Bagh Junction, Malakpet, Nalgonda X Road, and Azampura Rotary, before joining the main procession at DM&HS, Women’s Junction. This tributary procession covers a distance of 10.8 km before joining the main procession.
Traffic restrictions for the Hanuman Jayanti procession in Hyderabad
To ensure the safety and smooth flow of the Hanuman Jayanti procession, the Hyderabad Police will implement traffic restrictions at various locations along the route.
The traffic on this route will be diverted when the procession goes through the designated route. The traffic police advised commuters to take alternate routes to reach their desired destinations.
Suggested routes for travel between 9 am and 2 pm
Commuters Coming from Lakdikapool intending to go towards Dilsukh Nagar OR South Zone via Koti, Bank Street & Chaderghat are suggested to take a route via Basheerbagh, Old MLA Quarters, Himayathnagar Y Junction, Narayanaguda fly Over, Barkathpura, Fever Hospital, Right Turn Tilak Nagar, Road No. 6 Junction, Ali Café X Road, Moosarambagh, Dilsukhnagar
Commuters Coming from Dilsukh Nagar intending to go towards Mehdipatnam via Koti and DM&HS are suggested to take a route via LB Nagar, Uppal, Tarnaka, Secunderabad OR via LB Nagar, Chandrayangutta, Aramghar, Attapur, Mehdipatnam.
Suggested routes for travel between 2 pm and 7 pm
Commuters coming from Lakdikapool towards Secunderabad Station or Uppal are suggested to take a route via VV Statue, Somajiguda, Greenlands, Begumpet Fly Over, Prakashnagar Fly Over, Paradise Flyover after getting down here commuters may take Left to JBS or Right to Sec’bad Station OR straight towards St. John Rotary for Uppal.
Residents are requested to cooperate with the Hyderabad Traffic Police and follow the suggested routes during the specified timings of the Hanuman Jayanti procession in Hyderabad to avoid any inconvenience in commuting. In case of any travel information or reporting of inconvenience, citizens can contact the Hyderabad Traffic Control Room at 040 2785 2482 or the Traffic Help Line at 9010203626.
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation have proposed to take up certain inspection works of the stay cable system of the Durgam Cheruvu cable bridge works as per the maintenance manual of the cable-stayed bridge.
Accordingly, GHMC has requested the closure of the bridge to traffic for a period of three days. The closure is required as they need to place 100-tonne cranes over the bridge near pylons P1 and P2 for taking up the inspection work as the cranes will occupy the carriageway.
In order to ensure a smooth flow of traffic, the Cyberabad traffic police have made the following traffic diversions round the clock starting from midnight of April 6 to 6 am on April 10.
Traffic coming from Road No 45 towards Gachibowli via cable bridge will be diverted at Dr Ambedkar open university on road no 45 – right turn – towards Madhapur L&O PS – left turn – COD junction – Cyber towers – Left turn – Lemon tree Junction – IKEA Rotary.
Traffic coming from Road No 45 via cable bridge towards Gachibowli will be diverted at Dr Ambedkar open university on road no.45 – right turn – Left turn before D-mart – Vasanth Embrald Gardens – Left Turn – HMWSSB – Right turn – Nectar Garden road – Sampradaya Left turn – Nectar Garden Colony – Right turn – Nectar Garden Junction – Left Turn – Durgam Cheruvu – I labs U-turn – ITC Kohinoor – My Home Abbra Junction – C Gate Junction – Ikea Rotary – Left Turn – Bio diversity Junction
Traffic coming from IKEA Rotary towards Jubilee Hills via cable bridge will be diverted at In-orbit mall – left turn – I-Labs – Durgam Cheruvu – COD Junction – Right turn – Ayappa Society – Madhapur L&O PS – Kavuri Hills Junction – Jubilee Hills
Traffic coming from IKEA Rotary towards Jubilee Hills via cable bridge will be diverted at In-orbit mall – left turn – I-Labs – Durgam Cheruvu – Nector Garden Junction – Right turn – Doctors Colony – Right turn – D –Mart – U-turn – towards Road No – 45 – Jubilee Hills.
Hence, all the concerned stakeholders and commuters are requested to follow the above advisory and cooperate with traffic police in ensuring the smooth flow of traffic.
Sanaa: Overnight flash foods set off by heavy rain here in the Yemeni capital left traffic paralyzed.
The floodwaters, which started late Friday, once reached knee height in large parts of downtown Sanaa, inundating markets, lowrise homes, and shops through Saturday.
Some flooded main streets and tunnel entrances have been closed, Xinhua news agency reported.
On late Saturday, the water level has yet to recede in downtown’s Al-Tahrir Square, as well as Bab-Al-Yemen and Al-Sayelah in and outside the Old City of Sanaa, a UNESCO heritage site.
Residents were seen struggling to clear up water and sludge from their basements and shops while rescuing their belongings.
Yemen’s national weather service issued flash flood warnings for various provinces as a rise in precipitation is forecasted with the start of the rainy season.
Last rainy season, at least 10 multi-storeyed buildings in Sanaa were collapsed and dozens more in the Old City damaged due to heavy rains.
Banihal/Jammu: An army vehicle suffered damage in shooting of stones from a hillock near the recently opened T-5 tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Sunday but no personnel were injured, officials said.
Ramban Deputy Commissioner Mussarat Islam took serious note of the matter and asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to get the vulnerable zone technically assessed so that immediate protection measures are taken to protect the lives of passengers travelling on the 270 km highway the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country.
The 880-metre T-5 tunnel was thrown open for traffic on March 16, providing much-needed relief to commuters as it bypassed the most vulnerable stretch of Panthyal which was infamous for the frequent shooting of stones from the hillock.
The officials said an Army convoy was moving through the tunnel when the rocks started coming down from the hillock, resulting in damage to one of the luxury vehicles. However, all its occupants escaped unhurt.
The shooting stones continued on both sides of the tunnel for quite some time, resulting in disruption of the traffic, they said, adding no one was injured in the incident.
In a communication to the NHAI, the Ramban deputy commissioner said the massive shooting stone activity near the mouth of South Portal of Tunnel T-5 (Tube 1) poses a grave risk to the commuters if no remedial measures are immediately taken.
“You are advised to get the vulnerable zone technically assessed so that immediate protection measures are taken to protect the lives of passengers travelling on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (now NH-44) as well as Tunnel T-5,” Islam said.
He said the Panthyal stretch on NH-44 has brought huge respite to the travellers and also helped in better regulation of traffic in absence of jams.
SRINAGAR: Following the horrible road accident on Boulevard near SKICC on Friday which resulted in the on-spot death of a 20-year-old youth, Traffic Police Srinagar on Saturday said special teams have been formed to identify individuals involved in stunt biking.
Senior Superintendent Police Traffic for Srinagar, Muzaffar Ahmad Shah said that the multilevel measures to curb stunts and rash riding by two-wheelers are being taken besides identifying the boys involved in it.
“It is not restricted to Srinagar only; there are some boys from other districts who come to Srinagar for these stunts. We are in the process of identifying them and are compiling data on it,” he said.
SSP City Traffic said they will also seek assistance from the district police as well, as they will be summoning those involved in bike stunts through their concerned police stations.
“We are going to come down heavily on the repeated and habitual offenders,” the officer said, adding, “We have summoned a few and are trying to reach out to the maximum to counsel them afresh.”
Speaking about Friday’s accident, the officer said the incident is “painful”. “I have been urging the parents to be more sensitive in giving two-wheelers or any other vehicle to their children.”
“In addition to law enforcement, parents play a crucial role in preventing these types of situations. If they want to offer their children two-wheelers or other vehicles, they should make sure they have all the necessary documentation, safety equipment,” he said.
Srinagar traffic police said last week that they now have specialized “Speed Radar Guns” to measure the speed of moving cars. They claimed that the technology will assist them to stop high-speed, stunt biking, and reckless driving by vehicles. (KNO)
Hyderabad: Rachakonda traffic police, on Saturday issued a traffic advisory ahead of IPL 2023 matches that are scheduled to be held at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad.
Areas including Secunderabad, Habsiguda, Tarnaka, NGRI, Amberpet, Ramanthapur, NSL Arena, LB Nagar, Nagole, Uppal X Road, KV 1 School, Warangal Highway, U-Turn Rajalakshmi, Uppal X Road will observe the traffic diversions.
A total of about 215 traffic police personnel will be deployed from April 2 to May 18 in 8 sectors covering areas in and around the stadium including the parking places for spectators, main roads for general traffic, roads leading to the stadium, contingency diversions, etc.
A total of 18 parking locations are available for parking 4-wheelers and 2-wheelers put together.
People coming from Secunderabad, Habsiguda and Tarnaka can park their vehicles at IALA Parking, Penguine Textile Parking, 4 NGRI Gate No. 1 to 3, Genpact lane, Genpact to NGRI Metro Station.
Likewise, those coming from Amberpet, LB Nagar and Warangal Highway can use the parking at KV – 1 School to DSL Mall (Both Sides), CINE POLIS DSL Mall Cellar, Eenadu Office Lane, modern bakery, LG Godowns to NSL Building (Both Sides), church colony road.
The reserved parking in and around the stadium is earmarked for certain categories of spectators possessing Vehicle Passes only.
Pedestrian entry points
The spectators can enter the access roads to the stadium from Ek Minar Masjid road, Stadium Road opposite LG Godown (diagonally opposite Modern Bakery) and Hindu Office Road (opposite Genpact).
As many as 324 several signage boards will be placed along the routes of the parking places and venue.
Advisory for IPL spectators
Parking locations will be filled up on a first come first serve basis while they may also use the Metro Rail services to avoid parking and quick access to the venue.
Red FM is going to provide Traffic updates regarding IPL on match day to the spectators.
Kochi: Angry protesters, including children and women, from 10 villages in the hilly district of Idukki on Thursday are out on the streets, blocking traffic on the Kochi-Dhanushkodi highway.
This highway passes through Idukki and the protesters are unhappy with the Kerala High Court’s Wednesday decision involving wild tusker ‘Arikomban’ and two other rogue elephants causing destruction to life and properties of people in these affected villages.
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday warned the state of strict action if it found that the area in the Idukki district where these wild tuskers, including ‘Arikomban’, were roaming had been an elephant habitat before the tribals were resettled there.
The division bench, according to the protesters, instead of helping them, called for records and reports on the resettlement of tribal people in the area back in 2000. The court said, “If it was an elephant habitat, you had no business resettling people there and putting them in danger. The court said that resettling people in an elephant habitat was the root of the entire problem.”
“We will examine it. If it was an elephant habitat, then your policymakers went way off the board. If people were resettled there despite being aware of this fact, we will come down heavily on those responsible.
“Errors in history can be corrected later in time. We need to find whether the mistake happened and if yes, correct it,” the bench said, and declined to issue any direction in the interim for capture and captivity of the wild tuskers, including ‘Arikomban’.
The feature of Arikomban (translated in Malayalam as Aari-rice and Komban-tusker) is it attacks ration shops and houses for rice.
The villagers are unhappy with the court decision as it said that it will constitute a five-member committee that would decide whether to capture the wild elephant and turn it into a captive tusker or relocate it to interior areas of the forest.
It further said that till the panel came to a decision by the next week, the tusker was not to be captured and put in captivity, but allowed tranquilising for a limited purpose of radio-collaring it to track its movements.
“We are not going to stop our protests and we will do it, only when some concrete things come out, as we are fed up living in constant fear. Lives are lost and properties are being destroyed,” said a group of angry protesters.
Meanwhile, state Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran said the people have the right to protest as the Court’s directive complicated things.
“The state will go forward exploring all the legal remedies and it will seek legal recourse,” said Saseendran.
SRINAGAR: In order to curb high-speed stunt biking and rash driving of vehicles, Traffic Police Srinagar on Monday said they have received a few ‘Speed Radar Guns’, a specialized device to assess the speed of moving vehicles.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) for City Traffic, Muzaffar Ahmad Shah while speaking to the media at his office said the department was short of the equipment to measure the speed of moving vehicles, and now they have received an inventory of a few ‘Speed Radar Guns’.
” The device would be used to crack down on high-speed stunt biking,” he said.
“We would be using the speed radar guns, which would assist us in detecting the people who drive erratically and at high speeds,” he said, adding that in the coming months, the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) is going to be activated. The installation of multiple cameras will automatically detect and minimize traffic violations, he added.
Talking about Sunday’s Parimpora incident in which a group of boys riding two-wheelers was seen allegedly harassing a family and said to be involved in stunt biking, the SSP said, “There was a swift action by the Parimpora police station, and the action will serve as an indication to those who are involved in these kinds of acts. Law is very clear about it and nobody can escape.”
Shah said the initiative on underage driving and rash driving was taken last year but the effort can only be successful if parents cooperate.
He urged parents to not allow minors to drive either four-wheelers or two-wheelers, and those who do so should make sure their children have all the required paperwork, including a driver’s license, and that they are wearing helmets when riding two-wheelers. (KNO)
