Roots threaten to pry apart slabs, damaging structural integrity of a people-friendly project Mysore/Mysuru: Five years have passed since the grand inauguration of the Mysuru-Hunsur Road and Outer Ring Road grade separator at Hinkal which is Mysuru’s maiden flyover. Yet, this facility of development now stands as a testament to administrative indifference and neglect. The…
A quiet flyover…
April 29, 2021Has time stopped in the city? Suddenly the bumper-to-bumper, surging and at times disorderly traffic on the busy Hunsur Road seems to have evaporated, thanks to the two-week COVID Curfew. Without traffic, this particular flyover that is choked by unending streams of vehicles from early morning till late night is somewhat unimaginable. This is how…
Hinkal accident: Public stage protest against Police
March 23, 2021Demand compensation for victim’s family Urge Police to follow scientific methods to nab traffic violators Mysore/Mysuru: Close on the heels of the tragic death of a two-wheeler rider, who was run over by a tipper while reportedly trying to escape from Traffic Police near RMP Quarters Circle on Ring Road between Bogadi and Hinkal yesterday…
Glimpses of Hinkal Flyover…
April 24, 2020Traffic seldom sleeps on the busy Hunsur Road on a normal day. Thanks to nationwide lockdown since March 25, Mysuru’s one and only Flyover built at Hinkal Ring Road Junction on Mysuru-Madikeri Highway to ease traffic congestion wears a deserted look. The day and night glimpses of the Flyover was captured by ‘SOM’ photographer M.N….
When an ambulance needs an ICU…
February 25, 2020Ambulance, which rushes to the aid of the injured involved in accidents, also needs to be taken care of, periodically. Here is a photo of a 108 Ambulance being carried on a truck to an Intensive Car Unit (ICU) after it broke down. The photo was clicked by Star of Mysore reader Sarah Nayeem near…
Toy grenade keychain creates panic in Mysuru
April 4, 2019Mysuru: A toy grenade keychain that was found under the Hinkal Flyover yesterday afternoon created panic among people. One Ramprasad, who was riding his two-wheeler under the Flyover, saw the grenade-like object and immediately carried the object to Mandi Police Station, where he handed it over to a Police officer. The toy, which was the…
Hinkal Flyover: Boon to commuters, bane for businessmen
March 8, 2019Mysuru: Any development work has its pros and cons. While a large number of people are benefited from a particular work, be it a road, underpass or a flyover, a small group of people usually pay the price as they tend to lose their established livelihood — like in the case of the ambitious Hinkal…
Free flow of traffic begins on Mysuru’s first Flyover at Hinkal
December 24, 2018Movement of vehicles on service roads smooth Mysuru: The much-awaited city’s first flyover at the Hinkal Junction on Hunsur Road which was inaugurated yesterday, saw the smooth movement of vehicles moving towards Hunsur, Madikeri, Mangaluru and other places, this morning. Even as the heavy vehicles moved on the flyover, the traffic flowed freely on the…
Mysuru’s first flyover inaugurated at Hinkal Junction
December 23, 2018The Hinkal Flyover was inaugurated at 2.30 pm by Mysuru District Minister G.T. Devegowda and Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha in the presence of Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, MLA L. Nagendra, Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner P.S. Kantharaju, MCC Commissioner K.H. Jagadeesha. The total length of the flyover is 580 metres and the total…
Finally, Hinkal Flyover to be inaugurated tomorrow
December 22, 2018Mysuru: After a series of postponements, the Hinkal Flyover will finally be inaugurated tomorrow (Dec.23) and hectic preparations are on to decorate and white-wash the structure. It is the first-ever flyover being constructed by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in the city and on a crucial road that links Mysuru to Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada….
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