Mumbai: Big Cavalcade accompanying President of RAM Nath Kovind when he traveled from Raj Bhavan to the airport on Sunday afternoon causing a large-scale traffic gridlock when the police blocked the streets and highways to the airport.
The President left the city after a four-day visit to Maharashtra.
The traffic movement from South Mumbai to Western Express Highway until Jogeshari has stopped for almost 30 minutes.
It took 30 to 45 minutes for the vehicle stranded to clean the stretch, complaining of the driver.
Eyewitnesses said the presidential convoy contained 54 cars.
VVIP movements affect even emergency vehicles such as ambulances along the route.
The entire Western Express Highway leads to Mumbai airport, including road service and kite, blocked to allow the convoys to pass without obstacles.
“Traffic was stopped at 12:15 until the presidential convoy passed from South Mumbai to Mumbai airport and reached its destination at around 12:45 a.m..
It took 30 to 45 minutes to cleanse traffic,” said a traffic police officer.
Nayan (@nayanb) tweeted: “The road traffic movement was closed throughout Weh from Andheri to South Mumbai on Jalan LJ because today’s VIP movement was a lot of riders who were jammed.” Parth Amberkar (@SkepticGooner) Tweeted: “The whole traffic was stopped for some VIP for the last 20 minutes which took place from BKC to South Side on several signals that caused a large jam.” Architect Jagdeep Desai, in an online post, said: “If he is our Rashtrapati, he must be accessible to us, and not kept away.
Really not democratic.
His office must be realized that while he is the first citizen, we are from him in front General.
Such messages must be publicly disseminated in Koo, Twitter.
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Bomi Pardiwala said:” This time the President really makes people suffer for 3 to 4 days for everyone along the VVIP path.
This stupid practice must stop Of course.
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