I received a fax from K.B. Kapoor, who is himself an engineer and he writes, “I want to bring to your notice some problems faced by the commuters on NH 24, from Delhi to Ghaziabad bye-pass.

“This road was designed as a highway during construction. But after that due to residential colonies coming up on both sides of the road (like Patparganj societies, Ghazipur societies, Noida sector 62 and Indirapuram, etc.), the traffic has increased manifolds during the years. So it is high time now, taking into consideration the growth of traffic here, this road needs to be widened and strengthened. Also at Ghazipur crossing, there is an overwhelming need of a flyover.

“The bridge on this road near Mother Diary is narrow and quite a bottleneck for traffic. On the Yamuna Bridge (near Nizamuddin), the present divider between the left lane (while going from Delhi toward Ghaziabad) is redundant and unnecessarily blocks quite some traffic passage. I think this should be removed.

“The Nizamuddin bridge on Yamuna could also be connected to Nizamuddin Khatta by an over or under-bridge on railway line, so as to relieve Bhairon Road’s congestion especially during trade fair days.”

I think NH 24 should be widened, as there are huge jams on the intersections. Even the divider on the above-mentioned carriageway should be removed. Earlier it used to segregate the fast-moving traffic from slow-moving ones, but now it’s lost its relevance. On the Nizamuddin Bridge connecting Nizamuddin Khatta, I would like to tell you that an underpass from Sarai Kale Khan will connect Nizamuddin East area which will save people from taking a long route for going South.