HYDERABAD: The tussle between traffic cops and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials has brought the cycling track project to a halt. Civic officials claimed that the project was not progressing as planned because local cops were not cooperating on the field.
On the other hand, traffic cops have been annoyed by the markings on the temporary cycling made at several locations throughout the city. The traffic police believe the markings have exacerbated congestion and have served no purpose.
The civic authorities, for their part, believe that the traffic police argument is ridiculous, and that the problem cannot be resolved until top cops from three commissionerates hold a review meeting with the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) department.
Under the Comprehensive Road Maintenance Programme, bicycle tracks will be installed on a portion of all road stretches (CRMP). Cycling enthusiasts will have access to 90 kilometres of temporary and permanent bicycle tracks on various stretches, some of which are already open.
However, sources claim that lower-rung traffic cops have thwarted their efforts to move forward with the project. According to a top GHMC official who requested anonymity, traffic has been causing several issues on the temporary cycling tracks. He claimed that they had not coordinated with civic authorities and were frequently in a confrontational mode, resulting in the green city project remaining a pipe dream. According to the official, the issue could not be solved without the engagement of top bureaucrats.
Cycling plan
Temporary cycle tracks are being developed at locations where there is no scope for a permanent one.
In the works
Permanent tracks
Three-km track from Habsiguda crossroad to Uppal crossroad
Four-km track from Bairamalguda crossroads to Owaisi Hospital junction
four-km track from Aramghar to PDP junction
Two-km cycle track from Biodiversity junction to Leather Park
450-m track from Rolling Hills to AIG Hospitals
2.25-km track from Khajaguda to Nanakramguda.
Temporary tracks
Six-km track around KBR National Park
Six-km track from IKEA junction to Raidurg via Biodiversity Park
10-km track from IDL Lake to JNTU, includes track from Rainbow Vista to IDL Lake.
Hydernagar upto Balanagar
Road between Mettuguda crossroads and Habsiguda crossroads
Road from Buddha Bhavan up to the Indira Gandhi circle will have both permanent and temporary tracks.
