Cantonment roads open to all

The Local Military Authority (LMA) on Tuesday reopened all the roads, which were closed, in the military area in Secunderabad.

After a gap of four years, the roads are now accessible to citizens. LMA has acted on the decision taken by the Ministry of Defence to open all the closed roads in 62 cantonments across the country. Though the announcement was made on Sunday, the LMA, which was waiting for formal orders, reopened the roads on Tuesday.

The roads were closed without following the procedure laid down in the Cantonments



Act 2006. “The LMA on receipt of written instructions lifted restrictions on all roads,” said an official press release. However, the LMA did not release the list of roads on which restrictions have been lifted. Army men posted at entrance of the shut roads were withdrawn after they were opened.

The LMA spent about Rs.70 lakh on setting up barricades and gates to permanently close all roads. But the MoD’s announcement has come as a major relief to thousands of people, who pass these roads.