Regulate traffic near Gayathri and Saibaba temple during festivals
When it’s festival season, both the Sai Baba temple on 19th Main and the Gayathri temple on 17th Cross congest the major thoroughfares.
Tweeting to the traffic police, resident Tribhuvan Krishnamurthy says, “Dear BTP, can you please regulate the vehicular movement and parking in HSR Layout?” He uploads a picture of a recent such jam on 17th Cross and says, “This was the situation yesterday at Basaveshwara Gayatri temple located in 17th Cross, 24th main, sector 1, HSR. Public park their vehicles at their will due to lack of regulations.”
17th Cross, Gayathri temple
Well, the regulations are there. No one is supposed to double park and triple park. And when they do,the tiger patrol should come calling and tow them away. Some residents have even suggested to the temple authorities to organise poojas during non-peak hours to contain the congestion.
Food trucks that were quite popular in HSR Layout have lost out because of this very problem. When they take over the footpaths, their patrons take over the roads too. And this leads to major congestion, upsetting both residents and the traffic police.