Congress, Cope With Congestion

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Posted by AI on 2025-07-14 10:28:56 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-12-12 18:38:55

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With two significant events underway, the Hyderabad Traffic Police has issued an advisory detailing traffic diversions and potential congestion points.

Traffic approaching Iqbal Minar from the Secretariat will be diverted towards Ravindra Bharathi, while vehicles from Ravindra Bharathi will be directed towards Telugu Talli Junction, with no access to Old PS Saifabad. Motors heading from Nirankari Junction towards Old PS Saifabad will be diverted towards Iqbal Minar and the Old Bridge Lakdikapul.

Junctions expected to experience significant congestion include Old PS Saifabad, Iqbal Minar, VV Statue, Masabtank Junction, Ravindra Bharathi, and Telugu Talli Junction.

For the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee meeting at LB Stadium, traffic will be either stopped or diverted on an as-needed basis between 1 pm and 8 pm.

Key diversions include traffic from AR Petrol Pump Junction (Public Gardens) towards BJR Statue being directed towards Nampally, and vehicles from Basheerbagh towards AR Petrol Pump being diverted at BJR Statue towards SBI, Abids, and Nampally Station Road.

Motorists from Sujatha School Lane heading towards Khan Lateef Khan building will be diverted at Sujatha School Junction towards Nampally.

The Hyderabad Traffic Police appeal to all commuters to note these diversions, utilise alternative routes, and cooperate with traffic personnel to ensure a smooth flow of traffic.

"For travel assistance in case of emergency, the Hyderabad Traffic Police Helpline can be reached at 9010203626," the advisory stated.

Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Girish Chandra Murmu presented the audit report on the union government's administration of the financial year 2020-21 in the Parliament on Monday.

According to the report, the total debt of the country has climbed from Rs 68.91 lakh crore to Rs 85.21 lakh crore during the fiscal year, an increase of 18.6 percent.

The central government's total expenditure in 2020-21 was Rs 34.5 lakh crore, against the budget estimate of Rs 34.8 lakh crore, according to the report.

The outstanding amount of food grains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) was 3.29 lakh crore tonnes as of July 2021, against 2.96 lakh crore tonnes in July 2020, according to the report.

The report also noted that the Centre's grant to the states and union territories under the back-to-back loan scheme decreased to Rs 65,861 crore in 2020-21 from Rs 1.6 lakh crore in the previous year.

India's growth in the current fiscal year will be driven primarily by the services sector, the report noted.

The country's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 20.1 percent in the April-June quarter (Q1) of 2021-22, but contracted by 7.3 percent in the corresponding quarter of 2020-21, according to the report.

The CAG report also noted that the union government's receipts were Rs 2.02 lakh crore against the budget estimate of Rs 2.15 lakh crore in 2020-21.

Meanwhile, the country's revenue deficit rose to Rs 11.2 lakh crore against the budget estimate of Rs 7.16 lakh crore, while the fiscal deficit was Rs 15.2 lakh crore against the budget estimate of Rs 7.96 lakh crore during the fiscal year.

The report also noted that the total outstanding liabilities of the union government rose from Rs 97.6 lakh crore in March 2020 to Rs 1.11 crore crore in March 2021.

On the other hand, India's total foreign exchange reserves increased by 8.6 percent to $582.99 billion in 2020-21 from $535.65 billion in 2019-20, according to the report.

"The combined impact of the above factors resulted in India's ranking slipping down from 77th in 2019 to 100th in 2021," the report noted.

The CAG report also noted that the average monthly consumption of diesel decreased from 44.2 billion litres in 2018-19 to 40.6 billion litres in 2020-21, while the consumption of petrol decreased from 24.2 billion litres to 21.8 billion litres during the same period.

India's export growth slowed to 11.3 percent in 2020-21 from 16.6 percent in 2019-20, while the country's import growth decreased to (-) 9.7 percent in 2020-21 from 6.9 percent in 2019-20, according to the report.

The country's trade deficit increased to $143.3 billion in 2020-21 from $130.1 billion in 2019-20, the report added.

On a positive note, the country's gross national income (GNI) increased to Rs

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