Lucknow’s New 12 months bash turns roads into parking heaps
Visitors preparations went haywire as New 12 months’s revellers jammed a number of streets and junctions within the metropolis on Monday night. Parks, lodges and locations of leisure witnessed an enormous rush of individuals until late within the evening.
Visitors jam on a busy street in Lucknow on Monday (Deepak Gupta)
Mahanagar, Hazratganj, Gomti Nagar, the stretch from KGMU Crossing to Parivartan Chowk and IT Crossing remained choked with autos. Additionally, ambulances bought caught within the jam whilst visitors personnel appeared helpless to handle the visitors load. Gandhi Setu, Samta Mulak Crossing, Lohia Path, Chiraiya Jheel, Saharaganj Mall, Polytechnique Crossing and Golf Course Crossing have been additionally congested.
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“The street from Riverbank Colony to CDRI was chock-a-block. No cops have been seen regulating visitors. It took us two hours to succeed in the home of a relative in Kaiserbagh, a route which in any other case takes us 20 minutes,” mentioned Rajat Rastogi, who was commuting from Saadatganj to Kaiserbagh.
Priya Mukherjee, who lives in Gomti Nagar and had gone out with pals, mentioned there was no house for pedestrians to stroll from Dayal Paradise Crossing to JN Mishra Park. “Automobiles have been parked on each the perimeters of the street. No preparations have been made by police or administration,” mentioned Jain.
Rana Pratap Marg was additionally jammed as many have been celebrating the New 12 months at Moti Mahal. “Cops had not deliberate any technique to counter the jam right here,” mentioned Rohit Roshan, who hails from Kaiserbagh.
Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP)-Legislation and Order Upendra Agarwal mentioned folks parking their autos on roads whereas visiting temples reminiscent of Mankameshwar, Hanuman Setu and Khatushyam was one of many main causes for visitors snarls within the metropolis.
