A massive traffic jam greeted the spectators of the crucial clash between Royal Challengers and Delhi Daredevils at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium here as cricket fans rushed to watch the biggest cricketing show in Chhattisgarh on Sunday.
long queues of vehicles had to wait for more than an hour to reach the stadium complex to witness the much awaited match between Delhi Daredevils (DD) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
The traffic cops were seen struggling to manage the the crowd thronging to the stadium.
“We had started from Bhilai quite early but it seems we would definitely miss the opening moment of match,” said Beerendra Sharma who was stranded in his car for more than an hour.
Though, Traffic officials were at the spot but it looked like the pre-planning of department totally fell flat in managing the large stream of vehicles as people struggled to move forward.
On several occasions, verbal spat also ensued between people as the cars brushed each other in a desperate attempt to move out of jam.
“The roads at Naya Raipur are wide enough, however; on one hand it’s a Sunday and that urge to see their favourite stars playing live attracted more number of people as compared to previous match,” Ajay Sahu from Tikarapara asserted.
However, early comers were advantaged as the traffic woes heightened after 6.30 pm as people from various parts of city started reaching the match venueThe parking facility was also seen close to full capacity.