The ever-growing vehicular population, coupled with the poorly promoted public transport system, has caused traffic congestion to become a part of commuters’ daily routine in Hyderabad.
Although the State government is throwing its weight behind the Strategic Road Development Programme (SRDP), which includes the construction of multi-level flyovers and junctions as traffic-easing and time-saving measures, the policy measures taken to promote the public transport system in the metro appear scarce.