As part of the Charminar Pedestrianisation Plan, the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad brought into effect several measures some of which are proving to be enormously burdensome to several sections of the society.
One of the measures that is proving to be especially painful to the common man is shifting of Bus Stand from near Charminar. The Charminar Bus Stand has been shifted to Falaknuma, though it is possible to exclude it from the Charminar Pedestrianisation Plan. Most of the buses that used to ply to and via Charminar bus stand, which is nearer to the great monument and the important markets surrounding it, now are diverted. As a result, the public is put to a lot of inconvenience.
As a result, innumerable students, patients visiting the Unani and Ayurvedic hospitals, tourists visiting Charminar and its surroundings, as well as the consumers visiting Lad Bazar, Pathergatti and Madina Building have been suffering every day. Further the poor people of the city are forced to bear an additional burden of nearly Rs.1 lakh which is being collected by the RTC through bus fares.
The market has also been affected badly as a consequence. There are nearly 125 shops and establishments around Charminar bus stand. Since the shifting of the bus stand, the income of these shops fell down drastically by 80%. In the lives of the innumerable families depending on the business in the area, this is indeed a serious crisis. Unable to run their establishments, some of the shopkeepers closed down their business despair. Others have been living in hope that the bus stand will be restored and their businesses will once again flourish. Some political parties and civil society organisations have launched a struggle to restore it but their efforts had only a minimal effect.
While we are all for development, we want the government to give it a human face and save hundreds of livelihoods by your timely intervention in restoring the Charminar bus stand.
- Panchmohalla Social Welfare Society
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