Doctor, son booked for obstructing traffic police, HYDRAA during waterlogging clearance
A doctor and his son were booked by police for obstructing traffic officials and HYDRAA personnel from clearing rainwater near Nallagandla. The accused allegedly blocked the diversion of water into their vacant plot, causing continued traffic congestion.
Why it matters
This highlights the tension between private property rights and public infrastructure maintenance during monsoon-related urban flooding.
A doctor and his son have been booked by the Chandanagar police for obstructing a traffic constable and HYDRAA personnel from clearing rainwater that had caused severe traffic congestion near Nallagandla.
The case was registered on Wednesday based on a complaint lodged by traffic constable Santosh Kumar Kollur.
According to the complaint, the constable was on traffic regulation duty near the SBI Bank at Nallagandla at around 11 a.m. on July 20 when rainwater stagnation led to traffic disruption and inconvenience to commuters. In an attempt to restore traffic flow, he, along with HYDRAA personnel, tried to remove soil blocking the footpath and divert the accumulated water into an adjacent vacant plot.
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