The ongoing Ahmedabad Flower Show and International Kite Festival, along with the Uttarayan festival, has led to heavy traffic jams on both the west and east sides of the riverfront and Ashram Road. The situation was further exacerbated by people out on Uttarayan shopping across the city.

Commuters alleged that if the police had focused more on managing traffic instead of concentrating on confiscating and seizing Chinese threads, such traffic situations might have been avoided.

On Sunday, the flower show and kite festival on the west side of the riverfront, combined with retail shops on the riverfront, caused significant traffic congestion on both the riverfront and Ashram Road. As a result, many flower show visitors were stuck in traffic for long periods, and some even postponed their visit to another day.

Additionally, the parking spaces on the West riverfront were all full.

Moreover, areas like Delhi Darwaja, Khadia, Raipur, and Bapunagar’s kite market also experienced heavy traffic as people flocked to shop for kites.

While traffic officials are usually seen around the kite market, they were reportedly a scarce sight on Sunday.

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