[a4anurag]

An update:

The ORR from Medchal (Exit-6) to Patancheru (Exit-3) has started issuing toll from today morning.

Rs. 20 is what they are charging.

Anurag.

[hyd_traveller]

RGIA, the Hyderabad Airport, will soon start charging money from all vehicles who come through the arrival terminal to pick up incoming passengers unless they manage to do so in less than 3 minutes which as per me is near impossible.

More about it at :
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ml#post3238569

[racer_ash]

If HMDA has its way, even the drive to airport via PVNR expressway may be charged. Toll booths are planned on this stretch as it seems the HMDA is facing a severe cash crunch. Bad days ahead for motorists travelling to airport.

More info here:
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/13091...-may-be-costly

[Rajesh Rawal]

Originally Posted by hyd_traveller

RGIA, the Hyderabad Airport, will soon start charging money from all vehicles who come through the arrival terminal to pick up incoming passengers unless they manage to do so in less than 3 minutes which as per me is near impossible.

Thats interesting ,happened to me yesterday evening when i went to pick up my mom from the airport ,before getting into the arrivval section a security guard handed over a receipt which read inr 1/- and asked me to give it to the security person on exit.

Did that and was asked not to pay anything

[vnabhi]

Even when I went to pick up someone 3 weeks ago, I was given a slip that showed the time. On asking the security guy told me that max 3 minutes are allowed. Luckily, I zoomed out in a minute, as my passenger was already waiting.

By the way, can't we park from free in Decathlon, in case one needs to wait for around 10 to 15 minutes?

[k_nitin_r]

Originally Posted by Rajesh Rawal

Thats interesting ,happened to me yesterday evening when i went to pick up my mom from the airport ,before getting into the arrival section a security guard handed over a receipt which read inr 1/- and asked me to give it to the security person on exit.

Does this mean that they are going to stop issuing fines by instead charging for time spent at the arrivals?

If they start charging a per-minute rate, you can expect to see more vehicles circling around the roundabouts or U-turns on the roads leading to the airport. Petrol price will soon seem like nothing when compared to the charges for time spent there.
Even right now, there are vehicles that travel at about 20 km/hr (which is the legal speed limit on some of those roads, though vehicles travel at over 80 km/hr) in the slow lane if they are waiting for passengers to arrive.

[autotranny]

Dear Friends,

An urgent help required. I need to drop my wife at Kacheguda Railway station tomorrow at 4 pm. Journey start from Hitec city.

The major issue being that tomorrow is one of the main days for Ganesh Visarjan and Hyderabad Police has issues directives on traffic diversions. The update from the Police Dept is as detailed in this link http://hyderabadpolice.gov.in/Main/PressRelease.htm

How should I go ? MMTS is ruled out as we have some luggage and the timings are not condusive to some other work that I have to complete enroute in Jubilee Hills.

[Farukh]

Originally Posted by autotranny

How should I go ? MMTS is ruled out as we have some luggage and the timings are not condusive to some other work that I have to complete enroute in Jubilee Hills.

I did not go through the press release but I think the best way to go about it would be to hire a cab from Jubilee Hills or you could park your car in GVK One and take a cab from there. Taxi operators are well aware of restrictions and real time traffic conditions.

[autotranny]

Originally Posted by Farukh

I did not go through the press release but I think the best way to go about it would be to hire a cab from Jubilee Hills or you could park your car in GVK One and take a cab from there. Taxi operators are well aware of restrictions and real time traffic conditions.

Thanks Buddy. Nikhil has told me a different route which goes around Osmania University, Tarnaka, Ramanthpur and reach the back gate of the Railway Station. I hope that route wouldn't be much of a problem.

[vnabhi]

Originally Posted by autotranny

Thanks Buddy. Nikhil has told me a different route which goes around Osmania University, Tarnaka, Ramanthpur and reach the back gate of the Railway Station. I hope that route wouldn't be much of a problem.

Expect dense traffic and plan accordingly. As you know, if a single thoroughfare is blocked in Hyderabad, the cascading effect can be felt on many roads.

Edit: Just checked the notification and found that even the alternative route you posted will be blocked.

Here is the notification:

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

(Police Department)

Office of the

Commissioner of Police,

Hyderabad City.

No.Tr.T4/2983 /2013. Dated: 16 -09-2013



N O T I F I C A T I O N

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me under section 21 (1) (b) of Hyderabad City Police Act, I, Anurag Sharma., I.P.S., Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad do hereby notify for the information of the general public that in order to relieve congestion, to maintain smooth flow of traffic and to ensure public safety and order in connection with the Ganesh Immersion Procession on 18-09-2013, the following Traffic Regulations will be implemented.

I) Procession Routes: The Main Procession starts from Keshavagiri and passes through Aliabad - Nagulchinta – Charminar – Madina – Afzalgunj - M.J.Market – Abids – Basheerbagh – Liberty - and finally Upper Tank Bund and NTR Marg. Various other streams of the procession join the Main procession at some junctions.

The Procession from Secunderabad area passes through RP Road - MG Road - Karbala Maidan – Kawadiguda - Musheerabad X Road - RTC X Road - Narayanaguda X Road - Himayathnagar ‘Y’ Junction and joins the main Procession at Liberty.

Another stream that comes through the EAST from Uppal – Ramanthapur – Amberpet - NCC at OU - Durga Bai Deshmukh Hospital joins the above stream at RTC X Roads.

The idols from the Western side join the procession at MJ Market and also at Secretariat – Telugu Thalli statue.



No traffic other than the idols’ procession will be allowed to move on the Main Procession route between 0900 hrs on the 18-09-2013 to 0800 hours on 19-09-2013. The traffic restrictions will be extended if the situation so demands.

II) TRAFFIC DIVERSION POINTS: Movements of vehicles other than those carrying Ganesh Idols will be restricted and diverted at many points along the main procession route and at other points adjoining the routes of other tributary processions. Facility to cross from the West to East or vice versa is given at the Basheerbagh Junction only. Commuters are advised to use the Ring Road and Begumpet area to avoid diversions. All the side roads leading to the Main Procession route will be barricaded. The main traffic diversion points are:

1) HYDERABAD SOUTH : Keshavagiri, Mahaboobnagar X Roads, Engine Bowli, Nagul Chintha, Himmathpura, Hari Bowli, Asra Hopsital, Mogulpura, Lakkad Kote, Madina X Road, MJ Bridge, Dar Ul Shifa X Roads, City College.

2) HYDERABAD EAST : Chanchalguda Jail X Roads, Moosarambagh, Chaderghat Bridge, Salarjung Bridge (Shivaji Bridge) , Afzalgunj, Puthilibowli X Roads, Troop Bazar, Jambagh X Roads, Andhra Bank Koti,

3) HYDERABAD WEST: Tope Khana Mosque, Alaska Hotel Junction, Osman gunj, Sanker Bagh and Seena Hotel, Ajantha Gate near Exhibition Grounds, Abkari Lane, Taj Island, Barthan Bazar, , AR Petrol Pump at KLK Building,

4) HYDERABAD CENTRAL: Chappel Road Entry, Gadwal Centre at the GPO, Shalimar Theatre, Gun foundry, Skyline Road Entry, Bharath Scouts & Guides Junction in Domalaguda, Kalanjali at Control Room, Liberty Junction, MCH Office Y junction, BRK Bhavan junction near Telugu Thalli Junction, Iqbal Minar, Ravindra Bharathi, Dwaraka Hotel Junction, Khairatabad Junction (Visweswaraiah Statue), Children’s Park, Viceroy Hotel junction, Kawadiguda Junction, Katta Maisamma Temple at Lower Tank Bund, Indira Park Junction

5) HYDERABAD NORTH (Secunderabad ): Traffic will not be allowed to enter the Necklace Road and Upper Tank Bund from Karbala Maidan, Buddha Bhavan, Sailing Club, Nallagutta Junction. The traffic will be diverted at the following points from 0600 hrs on 18-09-2013 to 0800 hrs on 19-09-2013.

CTO, YMCA, Paradise X Roads, Patny X Roads, Bata X Roads, Adavaiah X Roads, Ghans Mandi X Roads,



III. PARKING PLACES AROUND THE IMMERSION POINTS FOR ONLOOKERS:

The public coming to watch the Ganesh Immersion in Hussain Sagar Lake have to park their vehicles in the following notified places. Therefore, people are requested to park their vehicles in the places mentioned below and proceed by foot to the places of immersion:

1) Institute of Engineers at Khairatabad Jn. 2) MMTS Station Khairatabad.

3) Anand Nagar Colony to RR Dist. ZP Office. 4) Back side of Buddha Bhavan

5) Goseva Sadan 6) Lower Tank Bund

7) Katta Maisamma Temple 8) NTR Stadium

9) Nizam College 10) Public Gardens

IV) LORRIES :

1) EXIT ROUTE FOR EMPTY TRUCKS / LORRIES AFTER IMMERSION :

a) After immersion on the NTR Marg, the empty trucks / lorries should proceed to their destination via Necklace Rotary - Khairtabad flyover - V.V.Statue - KCP and onwards. They will be not allowed to return towards Telugu Talli statue or Mint Compound road.

b) After immersion on the Upper Tank Bund, the empty trucks/lorries should proceed towards Children’s Park – DBR Mills - Kawadiguda – Musheerabad. No lorry shall go through the Bible House Rail over Bridge

2) RESTRICTIONS ON INTER STATE / DISTRICT LORRIES: Inter State and Inter District Lorries are not allowed to enter the Hyderabad City on the intervening night of 18/19-09-2013. Their movement will be terminated on the outskirts of the city during the Final day of Ganesh Immersion process.

V) RTC BUSES :

1) RTC city service buses: The regulations mentioned in the Para (II) i.e. Traffic Diversion Points will apply to the RTC City Region buses. When the procession reaches its peak, the RTC Buses will not be allowed beyond the following junctions towards Hussain Sagar Lake.

1) Masab Tank (Mehdipatnam buses)

2) V.V.Statue (Kukatpally buses)

3) CTO, Plaza, SBH, Clock Tower, Chilkalguda x road

(Secunderabad buses)

4) Ramanthapur T.V.Station.

5) Gaddiannaram, Chaderghat (Dilsuknagar buses)

6) Danamma Huts (Rajendra Nagar)

7) I.S.Sadan (Midhani buses)

8) YMCA Narayanaguda (Inter City Special Buses)

9) Tarnaka (No RTC Bus shall be allowed beyond Tarnaka Junction towards

Jamia Osmania Flyover)

2) Inter State / District Buses to reach the MGBS at Imlibun

a) Coming from Rajeev Rahadari and NH-7 should go via JBS –YMCA -Sangeet x road- Tarnaka - Jamia Osmania flyover - Nimboliadda – Chaderghat.

b) Coming from Bangalore should go via Aramgarh x road – Chandrayangutta

X Road - I.S.Sadan - Nalgonda x Road - Chaderghat

c) Coming from Mumbai/NH 9 should go via Godrej ‘Y’ Junction - Narasapur X Roads – Bowenpally – JBS – YMCA – Sangeeth - Tarnaka, Jamia Osmania fly over – Adikmet - Nimboliadda.

The movements of the above Inter State/District buses will not be permitted after 1000 hours on 18-09-2013 to 0600 hours on 19-09-2013.

The APSRTC authorities will provide alternative routes convenient to them keeping in view the restriction imposed on the movement of vehicular traffic on the roads notified above.

VI. PRIVATE BUSES: Private Buses should operate from their locations out side the City.



VII. HELP LINE: The citizens are requested to contact the following Help Lines numbers for guidance in connection with the above restrictions.

1) 040-27852482 2) 040-27852486 3) 9010203626

A “Route Map” indicating the Procession/Exit Routes and Parking Places is

enclosed

Anurag Sharma, IPS

Commissioner of Police,

Hyderabad City

[hyd_traveller]

Originally Posted by autotranny

Nikhil has told me a different route which goes around Osmania University, Tarnaka, Ramanthpur and reach the back gate of the Railway Station. I hope that route wouldn't be much of a problem.

Originally Posted by vnabhi

Edit: Just checked the notification and found that even the alternative route you posted will be blocked.

The route proposed by Traveloholic as I can understand from Autotranny's post seems to be HiTec - Jubilee Hills - Begumpet - Mettuguda - Tarnaka (turn right below flyover) - Osmania University - (turn left to) Shivam Road - Amberpet - (turn right to Golnaka Road) - Kacheguda Railway Station (other side).

http://goo.gl/maps/QQLpV

Should take at least 1:30 hours or even a bit more. Hitec - Tarnaka = 1 hour while Tarnaka - Kacheguda = 30 min or a bit more. The only tricky area as I can understand from the Police Order is the Tilak Nagar X Road in Amberpet because all Amberpet side idols need to use Tilak Nagar Road and then the underbridge to cross the railway line to the other side at Fever Hospital to go towards the lake.

Autotranny can keep a two hours margin to reach and if early, spend some time in eating nice dosa at the stall on Platform No. 1.

[autotranny]

Originally Posted by hyd_traveller

Autotranny can keep a two hours margin to reach and if early, spend some time in eating nice dosa at the stall on Platform No. 1.

Thank you Sir. I'm looking forward to this trip . I will update the route that I take once I'm back.

[traveloholic]

Originally Posted by hyd_traveller

The route proposed by Traveloholic as I can understand from Autotranny's post seems to be HiTec - Jubilee Hills - Begumpet - Mettuguda - Tarnaka (turn right below flyover) - Osmania University - (turn left to) Shivam Road - Amberpet - (turn right to Golnaka Road) - Kacheguda Railway Station (other side).

Bajaj Saab, my route was to proceed ahead till Uppal X Roads and then merge with the on going traffic towards 6 Number Junction, so that the Idols would turn right towards Tilak Nagar and Autotranny can proceed ahead towards Golnaka and Kachiguda Station Rear Entrance. OU-Shivam Road needs to be avoided due to the reasons, explained below.

Originally Posted by hyd_traveller

Should take at least 1:30 hours or even a bit more. Hitec - Tarnaka = 1 hour while Tarnaka - Kacheguda = 30 min or a bit more. The only tricky area as I can understand from the Police Order is the Tilak Nagar X Road in Amberpet because all Amberpet side idols need to use Tilak Nagar Road and then the underbridge to cross the railway line to the other side at Fever Hospital to go towards the lake.

The Idols would not be allowed towards Fever Hospital as the road is still under construction. Hence, all idols would proceed towards Shivam Road, Reach Osmania University/Vidya Nagar Road, DD Colony and then take a right from Andhra Mahilasabha to join the other idols on the RTC X Roads main road. This was the main reason, why I opposed taking the Osmania University - Shivam Road as this would not be a viable option.

[autotranny]

I'm back. The trip was a breeze. I followed the route suggested by Hyd_Traveller. To my utmost surprise there was absolutely no traffic. It was like driving on a Public Holiday. Started off from Hitec at 13:55 and reached Kacheguda at 15.15. Faster than I normally reach on the main route.

While returning the road to OU (Shivam Road) was blocked, so I had to take the Ramanthapur - Uppal Road and come back to Tarnaka. Though slightly longer, I enjoyed it since I got to see the various processions taking the Ganesh. (By the way : It was my first time).

Started from Kacheguda at 16:50 and by 17:30 I was already nearing Paradise Junction. Then on it started pouring like crazy and it took me another 1.5 hours to reach my office in HITEC. On the way I saw a 3 series Beamer stranded between Almond House and Harley showroom on Road No 2 and another E Series stranded near Madhapur Signal in waist deep water. I have never seen water rising so rapidly in Hyderabad.

[mobike008]

Today morning, it took me 40 minutes from my home (Himayathnagar) to Lakdikapul via. Hyderguda as it was completely bumper to bumper due to incomplete Ganesh Visarjan yesterday due to heavy rains and people continue the process of Visarjan that is expected to go on even till late evening today.

For a momemnt, I thought of turning back and WFH but, had some important meetings which made me strike out that idea.