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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (RJP)
Mangaluru, Mar 10: Traffic jam is a common thing in Mangaluru city. People are so used to it that they have stopped complaining about it. But what you are going to see from now on is a greater traffic jam, worse than you have been experiencing to date.
The traffic police in city have decided to make Padil-Pumpwell stretch one way to facilitate the concreting work there. From Thursday March 10, only the vehicles coming from BC Road side can use the Padil-Alape-Naguri-Capitanio route. Vehicles going towards BC road from Pumpwell circle are advised to use Nanthoor-Bikarnakatta-Maroli-Kaikamba-Padil route. Looks easy, but it is not. Nanthoor area has already become infamous for its daily traffic jams. It is going to get worse.
The impact was immediate, as major junctions along the route were chocked with heavy traffic right from Monday morning until almost noon. Heavy traffic was witnessed from Kankanady to Pumpwell, Thokkottu to Pumpwell, Padil to Pumpwell and Nanthoor junction. Office-goers and students were much inconvenienced.
It should be borne in mind that Nanthoor circle is where vehicles coming from Moodbidri, Udupi, Mangaluru city and Pumpwell sides converge. To make the matters worse, Kadri-Nanthoor road has been dug up for concreting purpose.
It is going to be a bad summer for commuters as well as for traffic police. Here's hoping the work is completed soon and the road is ready before the onset of monsoons.