Only a moronic organization like HUDA could plan such disasters. In Hyderbad there is a saying called "thook polish" (where one polishes his shoes using spittle), and all the bridges which were planned or constructed there were nothing but thook polish.
(01) I hate saying this - the archaic Begumpet flyover could be the next one. The structure is made of concrete, but if you stood on the bridge at any given time, it off late swings like a suspension bridge. I'm in the construction industry where it is common knowledge that concrete cannot handle much tensile stresses. This will result in a sudden disaster.
(02) All the new flyovers that are being built are of extremely poor quality in construction, and no surprises if this happens elsewhere.
(03) Not even one of the new flyovers is built straight. Good examples are the Sanathnagar and Moula Ali flyover. The roads change shape frequently (the cracks change so often), and the only thing they do to maintain is patch it up with tar when what needs to be examined is the structure itself.
Finally, not one of the bridges being built in Hyderabad take into consideration future volume of traffic - it looks like they won't even withstand extra traffic that builds up over one year. The proof lies in the fact that traffic is always stalled on flyovers - whereas flyovers were designed to ease traffic! This chalta hai attitude is a sureshot recipe for future disasters. The guilty and the corrupt should be severely taken to tas
RE:One More From Me
by Kabeer on Sep 10, 2007 12:21 AM Permalink
I pray that you are wrong but afraid you are true! I travelled over the Begumpet flyover two weeks ago and was horrified at the vibrations it produce even with no heavy vehicle on it. I don't know if it is normal and a way of releasing the absorbent energy. I was horrified at the neglect of the administration on that flyover! For extension purpose they removed the railing and put up some tinsheets as boundary markings when the part of the flyover was exactly above the railway tracks! If an unattentive driver of the vehicle hits the tinwork the vehicle will exactly fall on the railway tracks and even worse before an approaching train. I live in Bombay and I have seen repair works on the flyovers but never ever such as this!
More importantly, I can't understand how the traffic was eased with the construction of the flyovers? If one notices, it just replaced the existing road space below it while the road below it is supported by pillars and greenery! It just elevated the below road space to above, that's all! In no other city of this size in this country do you see flyovers of this magnitude!
Worse, there are flyovers where you don't need one i.e. on the open road to sec'bad from Begumpet and none where you need some at Ameerpet jn Punjagutta Jn, Lakdikapul Jn.
I fail to understand who the town planners were! Another astonishing and brazen act is the approach road to the CM's new house is a special entry only for himself. Only he is allowed to take a right turn!
