Mokila residents plead for essential street lights from Kokapet to Shankarpally
Hyderabad: Residents of Mokila are deeply concerned and facing significant challenges due to safety issues plaguing their area. These include the absence of street lights from Kokapet to Shankarpally, rampant wrong-side driving, and frequent road accidents. The presence of a liquor shop on the main road exacerbates the situation, leading to dangerously high speeds by intoxicated drivers on deserted roads. Moreover, multiple accidents have been attributed to the reckless speeding of construction trucks, lorries, and multi-axle vehicles. Residents are urgently demanding action from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), particularly the immediate installation of street lights to enhance safety along this critical stretch of road.
While speaking to Hyderabad Mail, Amar Juluri, a resident of Mokila, said, “I have been living in Mokila for the past 3.5 years. While the locality is peaceful and green, residents face daily challenges due to the lack of street lights from Kokapet to Shankarpally, excessive wrong-side driving, and frequent accidents on the road. A liquor shop right on the main road also leads to drunken drivers speeding dangerously on empty roads.”
Amar Juluri further added, “Speeding construction trucks, lorries, and multi-axle long trucks have caused numerous accidents. Despite life-threatening accidents in the recent past, there are still instances of rash driving by students of ICFAI (IBS). There is hardly any vigilance and control on these roads. With heavy rains, driving on dark roads has become scary.”
Amar, the resident, expressed concern that his family worries about safety whenever someone steps onto the road. While this issue may appear common on many Indian roads, he requests street lights along the entire stretch from Gandipet Junction to Shankarpally. Mokila, home to over 2 lakh highly educated residents who contribute taxes and engage in significant charity, deserves basic amenities. He hopes for prompt and positive action soon.
Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan took to ’X’ (previously known as Twitter), tagged relevant officials, and posted, “@GHMCOnline @CommissionrGHMC @TelanganaCMO @KVishReddy. This is the 4th time I am raising a real concern: no street lights between Kollur and Mokila, heavy vehicles with no lights, and two/four-wheelers driven on the wrong side causing accidents! Please attend to this – we are taxpayers!”
@GHMCOnline @CommissionrGHMC @TelanganaCMO @KVishReddy
This is the 4xth time I am raising a real concern,no street lights between Kollur and Mokila – heavy vehicles with no lights, 2/4 wheelers driven on the wrong side – accidents! Please attend to this – we are tax payers!— Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan (@SundarSrik) June 28, 2024
One of the residents also replied to the Twitter post, saying, “Street lights were installed 3 years ago, but no power connection has been given to them. Instead, power is provided to lollypops (hoardings on the divider). This shows what officials care about. Their revenue is more important than the lives of citizens.”
