Experts Urge Impact Assessment Before KBR Park One-Way Traffic Plan

Public policy experts and environmentalists have urged Hyderabad police to conduct a detailed impact assessment before rolling out a one-way traffic system around KBR Park starting August 18.

In a representation submitted to Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar, public policy expert Donthi Narasimha Reddy raised concerns regarding the potential fallout of the traffic change on thousands of daily commuters, pedestrians, women, elderly individuals, children, patients, and employees working in nearby offices and commercial establishments.

The area surrounding the park houses several major healthcare facilities, including cancer-care centres that cater to large numbers of poor and middle-class patients. Reddy emphasised that authorities must specifically evaluate how the one-way routing will affect patient movements, emergency ambulance access, and affordable public transit connections to these hospitals.

Save KBR Park organiser Philip Joshua also called on all relevant government agencies to thoroughly examine key issues before executing the plan, including overall accessibility, public transport frequency and timings, pedestrian safety, hospital access, women's safety, and first-and-last-mile connectivity.