Online petition urges Telangana government to ‘unchoke’ Hyderabad roads
Urban planners and citizens in Hyderabad have petitioned the government to halt new flyover projects in favor of prioritizing public transport and pedestrian infrastructure. The group argues that current road-widening strategies fail to solve congestion and negatively impact urban mobility.
Why it matters
The debate reflects a growing global shift in urban planning toward sustainable, people-centric transit solutions over car-dependent infrastructure.
Online petition urges Telangana government to ‘unchoke’ Hyderabad roads HYDERABAD A group of urban planners, transport professionals and citizens has urged the Telangana government to pause new flyover and road-widening projects in Hyderabad and shift the priority to public transport, arguing that adding road capacity has failed to provide lasting relief from congestion. In an online petition (’https://shorturl.at/rl2OG’) addressed to the Governor, Chief Minister and senior officials of various government departments and civic agencies, the signatories have called for a review of ongoing infrastructure works, including projects under the Hyderabad City Innovative and Transformative Infrastructure (H-CITI) and Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP). Titled ‘Let’s Un-Choke Hyderabad’, the petition proposes a series of measures to improve urban mobility within six months. Move people rather than vehicles, the petition said, with emphasis on public transport, walking and cycling treated as core modes of mobility.
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