After TOI report, link road to Delhi opened for Fbd residents

Sunday, Oct 03, 2010



A day after TOI carried a report on the closure of two important connecting roads between Faridabad and Delhi, the traffic police said one of the roads, Pul Prahaladpur, could be accessed by residents of nearby colonies like Eros Towers and Charmwood village. While this may not solve the problem of traffic jams, residents heaved a sigh of relief at not having to drive an additional 20km or so to reach Delhi.

According to sources, the traffic police reconsidered its decision to block the Surajkund and Pul Prahaladpur roads during the Games after TOI published its report on Saturday. Later in the day, it reportedly summoned a property dealer and told him about the revised traffic advisory. Saurabh Abbott, a resident of Charmwood village said, ''My office is in GK-II and I drive down Surajkund road from which it takes me about 25 minutes to get to office. With both the short access roads blocked, I would have had to drive 25km via the Badhkal Road, NH-2 and then to Badarpur. The residents are glad that the issue was highlighted in the newspaper.''

Police sources, meanwhile, claimed that this was a decision they had been mulling on for a while. ''We did not want to create trouble for residents and only wanted that the roads should not be used as a thoroughfare. The decision to allow residents of nearby colonies to use the Pul Prahaladpur road was taken on Saturday and we communicated this to them,'' said an official.

But jams are still a reality. S Datta, resident of Charmwood village, said: ''Pul Prahaladpur bifurcates towards the end, the road on the left leading to Okhla where a Games lane will be blocked. The other side leads to Badarpur where jams are routine due to ongoing work on Metro and the flyover."

Original news source http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/-After-TOI-report-link-road-to-Delhi-opened-for-Fbd-residents-/articleshow/6674271.cms#ixzz11Mh0rZYR