Hyderabad: Dismantled cycling track, Cyclists way towards ORR

HYDERABAD: The exclusive cycle track was dug up to lay water pipes and was not covered the track for the cycle rider, due to which the cycling enthusiasts are forced to use Outer Ring Road (ORR) to pursue their hobby.

According to The New Indian Express report, the track stretches from Biodiversity Park to Mind-Space Junction in the IT corridor was inaugurated in 2013. The cycling enthusiasts actively took up the hobby.

After, it was dug, the bicycling groups started to hold their weekend rides on Outer Ring Road, where scores of accidents are reported on a regular basis.

The cycling enthusiasts have stopped coming as the cycling track was destroyed. The entire stretch is now occupied by street vendors.

According to Hyderabad Bicycling Club (HBC) officials, the regular riders are not showing interest in coming to the area.

Meanwhile, Harichandana Dasari, the GHMC Zonal Commissioner (West Zone) said: “At Biodiversity Flyover construction works are going on and a track was damaged”.