People thronging markets and some pitching up makeshift shops by the roads selling diyas and the like, the city roads faced traffic jams on Friday. The ordeal on the roads was further compounded with the traffic light being found non-functional at Tehsil and some other places.
Asked why things were so with the festivities on, a senior police official passed the buck to the civic body, saying that the latter was supposed to repair the non-functioning traffic lights.
The city witnessing a huge snarl on Friday, the police are taking measures to keep things in order for the coming few days, Sunday being Diwali. A police officer said that to improve traffic system during Diwali festival, one -way system has been enforced at many roads and routes of several buses and autos have been diverted. Besides, barricades are being put up at many places in the city with adequate number of traffic police personnel being deployed to minimize the traffic congestion during the festivities.