Traffic on Charmadi Ghat, an alternative route between Bengaluru and Mangaluru, virtually came to a halt for more than four hours after an axle of a lorry broke down on Saturday night. The traffic congestion caused severe inconvenience to public.
Around 300 to 350 lorries travel from Dakshina Kannada to Bengaluru on Charmadi Ghat daily. The axle of the lorry broke down on the 10th cross at the Ghat.
Hearing the news of the congestion Banakal police station officer Shivakumar, Kottigehara Geleyara Balaga team visited the spot and made way for the movement of vehicles. “In a hurry, the vehicles didn’t follow the lane discipline resulting in congestion. Moreover, the density of the vehicles is also high on the Charmadi Ghat stretch, resulting in frequent traffic congestion,” said an eye witness. “We were caught in the traffic at the seventh curve on the Charmadi Ghat at 7 pm. We were hoping to clear the congestion by one hour. However, when no vehicles came from opposite direction till 10 pm, we were worried. Children were crying in the buses.
The district administration should have deployed squads to clear the traffic when the density of vehicles is high on the stretch,” said Manjunath from Ramnagara.
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