“Hyderabad has turned out to be a city without footpaths. Figures show that 40 to 45 per cent accidents here involved pedestrians. Except for walking, footpaths are available for hawkers, repair shops and even for tree plantation,” said former Additional Commissioner (Traffic) and now Cyberabad Police Commissioner C.V. Anand. “You can hardly walk 200 metres on a footpath without finding some obstruction or other on the city roads.” — This remark was made not by an angry citizen, but by the capital’s top civic bosses – Mayor Mohd. Majid...
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