The impact of Metro construction and the breakdown of a heavy vehicle on the Kalyan-Shilphata Road, caused a traffic jam and disrupted school operations on Wednesday. This is not just a one-off incident. The construction work has led to frequent and prolonged traffic jams.

A school in the vicinity has borne the brunt of these disruptions. Traffic congestion thanks to construction has been so severe that the school had to make the difficult decision to stop its afternoon session. This decision was necessitated because the school buses were unable to return on time to pick up children from the morning session due to the gridlock caused by the jams.