Can Army close RK Puram road?

GHMC questions military’s authority to block road, asks defence officer for papers

With the Local Military Authority blocking the service road to the south of the Ramakrishnapuram flyover for over a year, the GHMC has asked the Defence Estates Officer for evidence to show that the Army was empowered to do so. The Army had built a wall across the road.

The DEO has not responded to the request made by the GHMC’s Enforcement, Vigilance and Disaster Management (EV & DM) authority more than one and a half months ago.

When contacted, an EVDM officer said, “We have asked them to provide details on whether they had permission to construct the wall and whether they followed any procedure. We haven't received any reply from them. We need to explore the details of ownership before taking a decision.”

The closure of the road has been causing traffic chaos at the flyover, the junction is narrow cannot accommodate too many vehicles at a time.

Residents had given a representation to the EV & DM in September, following which the department has requested the Defence Estates Officer for the details of the walled construction, but in vain.

Mr C.S. Chandrashekar, Federation of Northeastern Colonies of Secunderabad (FNECS), said, “We hope that the information will be provided by the Defence Estates Office as soon as possible, and the blockage on this important artery will be removed immediately.”