Thanks to Metro, Ggn suffers most

GURUGRAM: The disruption of services on the Yellow

line affected the commuters of Gurugram the most. There was a heavy rush of people that could be seen at the five stations of the city namely Guru Dronacharya, Sikanderpur, MG Road, IFFCO Chowk and HUDA City Centre Metro. The disruption in metro services at these five major stations resulted in the huge traffic on the city roads.

With most of the people using the festive season of Raksha Bandhan to go to other places in the National Capital Region, the stoppage of City's

lifeline caused people to opt for other alternatives. Heavy traffic could be seen on the major intersections of Delhijaipur Highway namely Shankar Chowk, IFFCO Chowk, Rajiv Chowk and Signature Tower.

These points are the busiest routes in Gurugram and witness a heavy traffic even during the normal week. Besides National Highway-8, there was also the large movement of vehicles at MG Road, Sohna Road, and Mahaveer Chowk. What made the matters worse in the management of traffic was that a large number of visitors had come to the city for shopping during Rakshabandhan . “Driving at a rush hour on MG road can prove to be a nightmare for any commuter. Broken roads at busy stretches, barricades, and construction only make the matter worse,” said Vishal Sharma, a city resident.

There were a sizeable number of police officials managing the traffic. Even their presence, however, was not enough causing many commuters getting struck in the traffic jam. Even though the situation improved after 1:00 pm when the metro services resumed it was only after 3:00 pm when the situation on Gurugram roads was completely normalized.

The shortage of effective public transportation in the city resulted in many people relying on the personal cabs and shared autos. As the metro was dysfunctional for a long period of time, large crowds on the streets further increased the chaos.