One-way system causing hardship, say advocates

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, SEPT. 1. Advocates on Saturday said that the new one- way system had caused them inconvenience.

At a discussion with the Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Mr. M.N.Reddy, on the introduction of the one-way system at Kempe Gowda Road, Palace Road and Nrupathunga Road, members of the Advocates Association said since Nrupathunga Road had been made a one-way, lawyers travelling to the City Civil Court had to take a big deviation, resulting in loss of time.

They had to travel to the City Magistrate Metropolitan Courts on Nrupathunga Road several times in a day and they had to travel an extra distance of almost 3 km. People from Bangalore South region were also facing difficulty in coming to the High Court and the City Civil Courts, they said. Since most of the traffic snarls were caused on Kempe Gowda Road, there was no need to have a one- way system on Nrupathunga Road and Kasturba Road.

The one-way system was not a success and the traffic police should revert to the old system, they said.

Mr. K.N.Subba Reddy, MLA and President of the association suggested that lawyers be allowed entry into court premises from Cubbon Park.

Some lawyers suggested construction of subways to ease traffic and that two-way system be adopted on Nrupathunga Road.

Mr. Reddy said the system had been brought into force on an experimental basis and that there was a need to wait and see the traffic conditions.

The changes had been introduced keeping in mind the need to regulate traffic at Hudson Circle, which was the central point, receiving traffic from various sides. The reason for introducing one-way system on Kasturba Road and Nrupathunga Road was to ease the flow of traffic at Hudson Circle, he said.

The system would facilitate the construction of flyovers and subways at important junctions in future, he added.

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