BY : NAVYA KAPPURGUNTULA, 8 A

The ‘Street Food’ Industry in Hyderabad has been winning the hearts of its people in recent times. The mouthwatering idlis, the delicious fast food and the spicy dosas delight people even at midnight. The popularity and demand of street food stalls are increasing. However, this is resulting in vendors taking control of roads to expand their street food empire for cheap.

This picture depicts a few such food stalls adjacent to the Lingampally Flyover. These food stalls took over the whole road and blocked the path of cars taking the flyover. This is causing a huge traffic jam almost every day on the flyover.Besides this, these food stalls litter the roads with cups, plates and food waste, which makes the road dirty and produces an unbearable stench.

Lingampally flyover is a very busy area. Thousands of people travel on these roads a day. The pollution and commotion caused by cars and other vehicles makes this area very dusty and dirty. All this dust and dirt accumulates on the food, making it unhygienic and unfit to eat. After eating this prepared food, people are falling sick. I urge the government to take action on this case because it takes almost one hour to travel across the flyover due to all the commotion caused.

As an alternative, the government shift these food stalls from the road to open areas. This way, Hyderabad’s street food industry can thrive as well as people can have a clear and clean road to go home safe and happy.