HyderabadIn anticipation of enormous passenger and vehicle rushes, South Central Railway and Telangana's Roads and Buildings Department are stepping up preparations for the forthcoming Sankranti festival. Authorities want to make sure that millions of people traveling home or to festivities have a smooth trip by implementing directives to reduce traffic on highways and special trains that connect important areas.
Large-scale train operations for the festival rushChief Public Relations Officer, South Central Railway In order to handle the Sankranti rush, Sridhar announced about 150 special trains, mostly for the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. These trains offer special services connecting Tirupati and Shirdi, two well-known pilgrimage sites that draw sizable crowds during the festival, as well as connections to North, East, and South India. Throughout the season, more than 600 trains will run nonstop. The anticipated influx of passengers is addressed by this expansion, particularly at important hubs like the Secunderabad railway station.
Station changes to address redevelopment issuesSecunderabad station has a special problem: it is undergoing significant renovations during the height of the festival, which could result in traffic jams for arriving passengers. In order to address this, South Central Railway has temporarily moved some important trains and permanently moved others to Charlapalli, Kacheguda, and Lingampalli.
By taking these proactive steps, the station will become less congested and passengers will have easy access. Such actions will avoid interruptions during the peak traffic period, Sridhar stressed.
Highway preparations for one lakh cars every dayAt a meeting with officials, Telangana Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy predicted that roughly one lakh vehicles would pass on the vital Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway each day, which is a major route for Sankranti travelers. In keeping with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's emphasis on passenger convenience, he issued orders to guarantee a hassle-free travel experience.
In order to achieve "congestion-free" travel, Reddy intends to personally monitor roads, even while riding a motorcycle.
Encourage support for Medaram Jathara and toll plaza freewaysReddy has written to Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, urging the construction of freeways in order to reduce traffic congestion at toll plazas. He is prepared to meet with Gadkari shortly and, if necessary, request small payments from the state to make this possible. Reddy also asked for assistance to ensure that the thousands of devotees attending Telangana's major tribal festival, Medaram Jathara, in January would not encounter any transportation difficulties.