India, Nov. 21 -- Residents of sector 102 and 102A in Gurugram have raised an urgent appeal to the traffic police, seeking a 20-foot-wide cut in the continuous crash barrier installed along the 60-metre-wide road dividing the two sectors.

The 2.35 km-long stretch-constructed without a single opening-has become a major source of inconvenience and safety concerns, particularly for schoolchildren, senior citizens and daily commuters, they said.

In a formal letter submitted to the deputy commissioner of police (Traffic), residents highlighted that the absence of a crossing forces people to travel nearly 2.5 km to reach the opposite side.

The stretch is often used by children to reach DPS school, located on the opposite carriageway. "Childr...