<p>The Chamarajpet and Rajajinagar areas are not far from each other. But the disastrously poor condition of the roads linking them has meant that travelling between them is a taxing experience. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Waterlogged and potholed streets coupled with unruly traffic conditions, including vehicles overtaking from the wrong side, have ensured that nothing less than half an hour is required to traverse a small distance.<br /><br />Flooding during rains at the Binny Mills junction becomes a big headache to commuters headed to the Star Bazaar junction near Sujatha Theatre. On a typical day, commuters take the route passing through the Leprosy Hospital – a three-kilometre stretch. On rainy days, commuters have to take an alternative route of five kilometres through Majestic, owing to traffic diversions.<br /><br />“Every time I travel from Chamarajpet to Rajajinagar after a rainfall, my two-wheeler is certain to break down,” said Niran S C, a student who takes the route every day. “The water comes up to my thigh and I almost have to push the bike across.” <br /><br />“The horrible condition of the roads aggravates the flooding,” said traffic analyst M N Srihari. He said flooding also makes it difficult to identify where the footpath is located. <br />“The Binny Mills junction is a key link between KR Market and Mysore Road. <br /><br />If there is congestion here, it is certain to cause a much bigger problem,” Srihari said. Speaking to Deccan Herald, police inspector K S Puttamma agreed with this observation and said vehicles find it extremely difficult to pass this junction. <br /><br />“The bottleneck at Binny Mills junction causes problems on Magadi Road and at Sirsi junction,” she said.<br /><br />Commuters claimed that traffic police constables posted at the junction frequently warn car drivers that they may not be able to proceed on the stretch and sometimes prevent even two-wheelers from entering the underpass. </p>
<p>The Chamarajpet and Rajajinagar areas are not far from each other. But the disastrously poor condition of the roads linking them has meant that travelling between them is a taxing experience. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Waterlogged and potholed streets coupled with unruly traffic conditions, including vehicles overtaking from the wrong side, have ensured that nothing less than half an hour is required to traverse a small distance.<br /><br />Flooding during rains at the Binny Mills junction becomes a big headache to commuters headed to the Star Bazaar junction near Sujatha Theatre. On a typical day, commuters take the route passing through the Leprosy Hospital – a three-kilometre stretch. On rainy days, commuters have to take an alternative route of five kilometres through Majestic, owing to traffic diversions.<br /><br />“Every time I travel from Chamarajpet to Rajajinagar after a rainfall, my two-wheeler is certain to break down,” said Niran S C, a student who takes the route every day. “The water comes up to my thigh and I almost have to push the bike across.” <br /><br />“The horrible condition of the roads aggravates the flooding,” said traffic analyst M N Srihari. He said flooding also makes it difficult to identify where the footpath is located. <br />“The Binny Mills junction is a key link between KR Market and Mysore Road. <br /><br />If there is congestion here, it is certain to cause a much bigger problem,” Srihari said. Speaking to Deccan Herald, police inspector K S Puttamma agreed with this observation and said vehicles find it extremely difficult to pass this junction. <br /><br />“The bottleneck at Binny Mills junction causes problems on Magadi Road and at Sirsi junction,” she said.<br /><br />Commuters claimed that traffic police constables posted at the junction frequently warn car drivers that they may not be able to proceed on the stretch and sometimes prevent even two-wheelers from entering the underpass. </p>
