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Chuttugunta Circle, Unblocked

Team Vignan from Guntur shows how youth-led research can drive systemic improvement — clearing encroachments, cutting congestion and making a critical junction safer.

8 min readTeam Vignan, Guntur

The site

Chuttugunta Circle is one of Guntur's busiest junctions, designed for a Guntur of two decades ago. Demand has tripled. Geometry has not. Team Vignan picked it because every Guntur resident has a Chuttugunta story.

What's blocking it

Encroachments
Vendors occupying 30–40% of the designed road width.
Auto clustering
No designated auto-stand; drivers wait wherever they can.
Bus stoppage
Buses halt on the carriageway, not in the bay.

The unblock plan

“Clearing this junction is not a beautification project. It is a safety project. The drawings already exist. They just need to be implemented.”

— Project Rakshak mentor, Guntur

Phased clearance
Vendor relocation to a designated zone, in three phases.
Auto stand
A marked stand with a queue line that drivers actually use.
Bus bay enforcement
Penalty-backed enforcement against on-carriageway halts.

Take action

Reclaiming public space is a road safety act

Encroached junctions are crashing junctions. The fix is unglamorous and exactly what's needed.

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A youth-led junction audit and redesign for Guntur's Chuttugunta Circle.