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Giri Pradakshina jams Visakhapatnam roads till past midnight
Lakhs of devotees caused a massive traffic gridlock across Visakhapatnam on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) during the annual Giri Pradakshina of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. Some stretches saw four-hour jams. Motorists…
The Story in Brief
Lakhs of devotees caused a massive traffic gridlock across Visakhapatnam on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) during the annual Giri Pradakshina of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. Some stretches saw four-hour jams. Motorists on the Venkojipalem-Hanumanthawaka road and Maddilapalem-RTC Complex reported being stranded for over an hour, with queues running several kilometres.
The Command and Control Centre reported a cumulative footfall of over 4.55 lakh by midnight. Twelve medical cases, mostly dehydration and breathlessness, were reported. The APSRTC ran 535 buses and cleared 4.15 lakh passengers by midnight. Frustrated commuters blamed inadequate traffic management and poor planning.
The Indian Opinion
The YSR Congress Party called the traffic chaos a failure of the TDP government, but the blame game sidesteps a simple question: why does a predictable annual event still surprise the administration? Police were deployed and diversions were in place, yet the flow was unmanageable. The real test is whether the next Giri Pradakshina sees better de-congestion plans, not just more complaints. Watch for the official review and the number of traffic personnel deployed next year.
Source: thehindu.com
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