India, Oct. 16 -- Countless commuters, including 500 schoolchildren, were stuck for over five hours on Ghodbunder Road (G B Road), Thane, on Tuesday, due to a massive traffic blockade as a consequence of poor condition of arterial roads and the ongoing repair work along its Gaimukh stretch.

G B Road - stretching from Fountain Hotel, between Mira Road and Bhayandar, to Majiwada junction, Thane - is notorious for its potholed stretches and thick traffic snarls. It connects the Mumbai Ahmedabad National Highway, or NH48, to Thane city. The traffic snarls on G B Road, a mainstay for many months, has a cascading effect on the national highway. Citizens from Thane held many protests recently to call attention to the poor condition of the road ...