WARANGAL: IT would not be a hyperbole to call the National Highway 163 (Hyderabad-Chevella-Bijapur) a death trap. With the four-lane road works stopped in between due to the delay in fund release, the highway is now just a series of dangerous stretches riddled with fatal potholes. More often than not, the commuters are left struggling to identify even the diversions along the road, as the officials had not taken the initiative to erect signboards that warn drivers at the deep curves.
With the recent rains battering the roads further, a ride through the road is a harrowing, backbreaking, and sometimes fatal experience for commuters. The NH-163 is an important stretch, primarily because it leads to three prominent cities — Warangal, Hanamkonda, and Kazipet.
