[hvkumar]

I read today that Hyderabad is building an Outer Ring Road (OTR), which is happening in most large Indian cities too -Bangalore, Chennai, etc.

What is the real status of this road - the newsreport says that 22 kms will be commissioned shortly. Any news on what the alignment will be, and how the highway bypass structures will be (where it will start, where will be the turn offs to various highways NH9(west), NH9 (east), NH7(north),NH7 (south), Srisailam Road, etc).

Is the Bangalore OTR complete in all respects?

And what about the Chennai Bypass (equivalent to OTR) ? I have seen the turn offs at Madhavaram (NH5 North), and the junctions with NH4 (Mogapair),but is the road now complete between NH5, NH4, NH45 and ECR?

In Delhi, North-bound traffic (for NH1) takes the OTR through Dhaula Khan, but is this passage well-marked for those coming in from NH8 (Jaipur side) - NH2 travellers can take the Sarai Kalai Khan and ISBT route to reach NH1 after Azadpur - and are there good linkages to the NH (10?) to Rohtak?

For Kolkata, from Dum Dum, the Salt Lake (expressway) can take you to NH3, but can this route be well-defined for those not familiar with Kolkata roads so that they can make an easy exit. For those coming on NH2, the end of the Durgapur expressway blends into teh Kon expressway and the drive into NH3 is a simple affair.

Mumbai area is also very simple although there is no concept of a bypass or a ring road - that will happen once the Kalamboli-Taloja-Mumbra-Kalwa road is improved (is anthing going on?) which will help travel easily from NH4/NH17 to NH3/NH8.

Info on City bypasses/OTR on the above cities and other cities in India will be useful for motoring buffs who wish to escape traffic congestion in the city centre and also navigate without losing their way.