HYDERABAD: With several roads dug up and with no progress on their repairs for more than five months, moving about in Red Hills for its residents has become a challenge and several children and senior citizens have even got injured.
GHMC’s road construction works, which have missed several deadlines, are not only causing traffic congestions but are also scaring away the ambulances which now take a 3-km detour to reach Niloufer Hospital in the area.
G Prasad, driver of an ambulance of Niloufer Hospital, said, “Niloufer Road is the quickest route to the hospital. However, during emergencies it takes almost half an hour to navigate a half-kilometre stretch to reach the hospital. In the evenings, vehicles are allowed only on one side, thus causing jams.”
Motorists are facing difficulties during their daily commute particularly on the roads which connect Red Hills to Nampally and Masab Tank. B Satyanarayana, a resident, said, “Locals are facing problems because of the dug-up road. Many were injured. Thousands of vehicles use the road daily causing severe inconvenience. It has become difficult to travel on the dug-up stretch as vehicles are not able to pass. In particular, children and seniors citizens are at risk as accidents continue to occur on this road.”
Residents have given several representations to GHMC officials but have found no respite. When contacted, Tipparthi Yadaiah, deputy commissioner of GHMC for Khairatabad, admitted the delay and said, “We started the road digging to lay a new road but there were drinking water pipelines under the ground.”