Villagers stage dharna at Gundlapalli toll plaza in Karimnagar

Residents of Gundlapalli staged a protest at the local toll plaza demanding road safety measures after frequent accidents. Traffic on Rajiv Rahadari was disrupted briefly before police intervened and convinced villagers to withdraw the dharna

Karimnagar: Residents of Gundlapalli of Thimmapur mandal on Sunday staged a dharna at Gundlapalli toll plaza demanding the authorities to take steps to prevent road accidents.

Vehicular traffic on Rajiv Rahadari came to a standstill for about two kilometres as villagers continued the protest for about half an hour.

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Speaking on the occasion, agitating villagers said that road accidents were frequently taking place at Gundlapalli stretch due to lack of road dividers on Rajiv Rahadari.

Though they requested toll plaza authorities to arrange road dividers and barricades, there was no response. Villagers wanted the authorities to take steps to control road accidents by arranging dividers and barricades.

On being informed about the incident, LMD police visited the spot and convinced the agitating people to withdraw their protest.