Hyderabad: The traffic police has revived Operation ROPE (Removal of Obstructive Parking and Encroachments) to remove obstructions that have come up on the cycle track and footpath from Mettuguda ‘U’ Turn to Railway Degree College in Secunderabad following the report ‘Obstacles galore on bike lanes in H’guda, Tarnaka’, published in these columns on Thursday.

At 2.30 pm, a team of about 20 personnel from Chilkalguda and Lalaguda police stations began the operation, removing encroachments including makeshift fruit stalls, toy shops, food stalls, handicraft vendors and small vendors who had occupied the footpath and bike lane. .

A total of 30 cases have been registered under Section 39B of the CP Act against offenders.

“Going forward, we will conduct daily inspections and continue to remove obstructions. The track will remain clear as long as cyclists use it,” traffic police inspector Chilkalguda Chinthakindi Srinivasulu told Deccan Chronicle.

The operation was scheduled to last until 9pm, ensuring the route remains accessible and safe for cyclists.