Part of Hyderabad
to Warangal route is part of
National Highway 163. The development of
ring-road has made the journey smooth and fast.
I am moving by a four-wheeler on this route regularly since 1997. There
are trees on either side of the road.
In
the months of July till February the greenery is soothing and the gulmohar
trees make the journey on this road a pleasant trip. As part of developing infrastructure there is
great deal of change on this road with extension of width of the road and ring
road formation. Across the stretch of
135 kilometers we touch many villages and towns. The development of ring-road has completely
excluded passage through Bhongir, Ghatkesar and Bibinagar.
Bhongir Khila
Though many changes for good have happened on this road one
thing hasn’t changed. The bridge at Aleru
is very narrow and the boundary pillars are far apart. It is dangerous walk for pedestrians.
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| Aleru Bridge |
In the past 17 years few bridges and culverts
were repaired and widened and railings built.
But this bridge somehow missed any betterment. Moreover few pillars are
damaged due to hit by vehicles. If it is
a heavy vehicle only one vehicle can move on this bridge. Others have to wait until it is cleared
off. In the recent past one Warangal MP’s
vehicle had drifted from the bridge and fell down and MP sustained injuries
too. Even after that no action is taken
to make it safer for travel. Now that
Telangana government is formed and boasting about wonderful development, I hope
that this bridge at Aleru will be widened and made safe for travelers on
four-wheelers and pedestrians too.
We all know that population explosion compromises our life
in many ways. Now any planning for
infrastructure or basic amenities is done should be done keeping in view of
future increase of population. The old
facilities that are available should be used precariously and new ones to be
developed keeping the population growth in another 50 years. I could understand this when I visited
Madina – Pathargatti shopping areas in the old city of Hyderabad. Here there are multifloored buildings each
floor having many shops and even the tiny space 3x5 feet along side the stair
case accommodates a shop. In these shops crores of business takes place
everyday and thousands of people will be moving in the narrow lanes of 5-10
feet. Some even bring personal vehicles - two-wheelers, and the transport
vehicles like rickshaws, autos, tempos and mini lorries also try to squeeze
through these roads. If one wants to
learn how to move on a vehicle or walk through narrow lanes without getting
hurt should visit Madina, Pathargatti and Begum Bazaar in 
