New exit ramp from mall tamps down parking ache at Kondapur

After months of complaints and gridlocks, guests to Hyderabad’s one of many greater purchasing malls, Sarath City Capital Mall in Kondapur, lastly discovered some reduction.

A brand new 22-foot-wide underpass linking the parking space to the busy Gachibowli–Miyapur street has eased what was as soon as a nightmare for buyers caught for hours making an attempt to exit, particularly through the weekends.

The parking chaos had grow to be notorious on-line, with customers on Reddit and X sharing exasperated accounts of spending as much as two hours trapped underground.

“We spent greater than an hour in the present day driving out of the mall parking, that too with little youngsters. There isn’t a single particular person from mall administration to manage the site visitors. I’ve seen higher parking administration in tier-2 cities,” wrote one Reddit consumer.

Another consumer broke down the issue: “For automobiles parked on B3 there may be at all times some flux in above flooring… those on the upward exit ramp are at all times handled with new automobiles from B2 and identical for B2 automobiles close to B1 ramp. That’s why automobiles transfer slower on B3, barely sooner on B2 and quickest on B1.”

The gridlock prolonged past the mall. “Not simply mallgoers, that junction is a nightmare for individuals dwelling round that space,” one other consumer added.

To deal with the difficulty, the Cyberabad site visitors police and mall authorities constructed a 22-feet (6.7-metre) vast ramp connecting the B1 degree of the parking on to Kothaguda X Roads. The ramp, which opened round Dasara (October 2, 2025), features a separate bike exit and merges seamlessly with the 60-feet-wide major street.

The sketch and plan of the brand new exit ramp was shared with the mall authorities by the Cyberabad police, which was taken up and duly carried out, stated Madhapur DCP (Traffic) T. Sai Manohar.

“The mall parking has a capability of about 3,600 automobiles, however on weekends, over 10,000 shifting automobiles are recorded on the mall,” he stated. “The new exit ramp has decreased stress on the sooner single route, chopping ready occasions by not less than 15-20 minutes per car and providing alternate exits for smoother move.”

Without an alternate exit, site visitors piled up throughout all three basement ranges, usually leaving drivers stranded for over an hour, and created congestion that stretched practically half a kilometre to the Kothaguda junction.

Now, the distinction is obvious. A retail retailer proprietor stated congestion has eased significantly. “Earlier, throughout peak hours, it took 40 to 45 minutes simply to exit the car parking zone. Even now, weekends are busy, however the brand new ramp has made issues much better. What used to take 45 minutes now takes round 20,” he stated.

“We received out of the parking in beneath 20 minutes on Tuesday,” stated Nikhil, an everyday shopper. “A win, contemplating we waited over an hour simply two weeks in the past,” he stated.