JAIPUR: Heavy vehicular traffic was reported on major arterial roads across the city on Sunday evening as over 1 lakh REET aspirants began leaving for their cities after the exam.
A police unit at every 5km was deployed on Sikar Road to ensure seamless movement of vehicles. As soon as the exams concluded at 5pm, students began pouring on main roads looking for their rides back home.
Some travelled by their personnel cars while others used buses and shared cabs. Cars and buses queued up on Road No. 14 on Sikar Road.
Traffic on Sikar Road moved at a snail’s pace for a about two hours after the exam got over. However, seamless vehicular movement resumed by the night.
Near Transport Nagar, several buses and cars packed with students began moving through crowded lanes. In the morning, students entered the city in droves before the exam due to which jams were reported on the 200-ft Bypass Road.
Except for snacks and automobile shacks, other shops remained shut including some shopping complexes on Sunday due to which the traffic on other roads was minimal.
Additional commissioner of police Rahul Prakash said REET concluded in the city without any reports of chaos or panic. “Majority of the students had arrived at their designated examination centres well before time. Except for a few places, there was no incident of traffic coming to a halt at any place,” he said.
In the evening, students and parents were seen walking towards five temporary bus stands. Long queues of students were reported at the temporary bus stand at Vidhyadhar Nagar. DCP (traffic) Shweta Dhankar said 25 help centres were set up at 20 locations to help students. “Nearly 11 routes were earmarked for diversion because the movement of slow-moving vehicles was prohibited,” she said.
