Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Jun 30: The issue of traffic at Thokkottu Junction has been aggravated further due to the mess on national highway.

Huge pits are created on the road from Kallapu to Thokkottu over-bridge due to the incessant rains for the past few days. In addition, the work of flyover at Thokkottu Junction has worsened the road condition.

The workers of the company which is building Thokkottu Junction flyover are pouring gravel powder on the pits on the road in order to close them. However, the same is being washed away in a short while due to rainwater and the pits are formed again.

For the past four days the vehicles have been moving at snail's pace from Kallapu to Thokkottu over-bridge and it is taking half an hour to cover the distance of just one kilometre. Most of the city buses curtailed their trips half way for the same reason.

The pits created on the said stretch were closed by the traffic police with the help of locals on Friday, June 29 by placing stones inside the pits. The workers of national highway also put the stones in some of the pits. But it is not known to what extent this can solve the problem of traffic.