Aadi Celebrations – Road block

Yesterday evening I was coming back to home and I avoid the busy main stream 100 feet road (Kathipara – Padi). So I take some of the parallel roads of 100 feet road from the Ashok pillar till the Vadapalani (the next cross, I don’t remember the name of the place).

I guess yesterday was an auspicious day, the road in which I was traveling had a temple, which was celebrating Aadi pooja. So there were cops and lots of commuters. While the cops instructing the commuters that the road was closed.

Believe me I had to take a complete U turn and go straight back up to Shruti musicals because Vadapalani junction doesn’t allow you to take a right turn. The sorry state was that, “I took my car”.

It took another one and hour for me to reach the same point where I took the U turn ( I meant the parallel road)

My question is Why should the roads be blocked because of public functions?
Let it be temple functions to political rallies, Why should the roads be blocked, and who gives the permission for all of these.
I usually see the political rallies in Saidapet, the road gets completely blocked.

10 Comments so far

  1. Vivek (unregistered) on August 22nd, 2007 @ 10:27 pm

    The answer for your question is ‘It is India’. Wow, what a chaos. And exactly, why the hell they close the roads. Even if they do, why cant they put sign boards well ahead to warn the drivers. To heck with India. It is doomed anyway.


  2. David (unregistered) on August 23rd, 2007 @ 2:44 am

    it only happens in india, mate.. have to live with it…

    other option – fly abroad.. :P

    D


  3. tsk tsk (unregistered) on August 23rd, 2007 @ 12:47 pm

    tax payers represent only 3% amongst all of us. why would others care a bout road closures or whatever. Inefficiencies in policy and society reflect the demerits of people too


  4. Swami (unregistered) on August 23rd, 2007 @ 3:49 pm

    there is a ritual in south indian marriages.. the bride & groom going to temple in car slowly.. which affects the traffic.
    If the Govt. does not allow to celebrate outside Do we all accept it?
    We people are not ready to safrifice these things… there is where the whole problem is.
    Govt. cant do anything. If they are strict then they will loose votes in the next election!!!


  5. Maruthiah (unregistered) on August 23rd, 2007 @ 9:44 pm

    I don’t know what is problem with us.. If any thing happens bad then you say it is because of india…

    The india is represented by you and me… don’t you thing you are blaming yourself..

    when you go in the car, you never care abt the pedestrian.. if you want to take the right, left AND U turn in any place then there is no relief for traffic..

    if you want better road and clear warnings then better you fly to someother country where ONLY roads are good as david told..

    it is not abt living with that… First you understand the socienty where you are living..

    Try to give some constructive ideas not the QUESTION MARK always..

    Don’t bark at the mirror..


  6. vinodvv (unregistered) on August 23rd, 2007 @ 10:03 pm

    Thanks Marthu for the comment, Well I do want to make a point.
    Do you know how it is to service people, ask the BPO guys who attend calls “much similar to traffic”. (The pain points)

    I am posting things before it touches threshold, it is upto the public to eigther react or laugh away.

    What if, it reaches the threshold?
    We would end up hearing Road rage.


  7. Maruthiah (unregistered) on August 23rd, 2007 @ 10:29 pm

    //Do you know how it is to service people, ask the BPO guys who attend calls “much similar to traffic”. (The pain points)

    i am not getting what you mean here


  8. vinodvv (unregistered) on August 24th, 2007 @ 6:53 am

    consider calls as number of vehicles traveling on road, during peak hours you are put on hold. the angry frustrated caller shows his anger on the representative, because the service was slow.

    So what does the management of that company need to do for the hour?

    Anyone in the service industry will know what I am talking about. Nobody likes to wait in this busy life style. Everyone wants attention. Everyone wants better service. I pay why wait

    Negative always doesn’t mean negative. some times helps constrained creativity to achieve solution.


  9. Bhadri (unregistered) on August 25th, 2007 @ 7:23 am

    Its not just in India. Even US lanes are blocked for several months when a privtae building construction happens. IT is frustrating to the local residents, but that’s how it is.


  10. Bhadri (unregistered) on August 25th, 2007 @ 7:23 am

    Its not just in India. Even US lanes are blocked for several months when a privtae building construction happens. IT is frustrating to the local residents, but that’s how it is.



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