In a drive conducted on the Tamil Sangam Road, traffic police removed encroachments and regulated parking of vehicles in such a manner that there was more carriage space.
Following complaints from motorists and local shoppers that the Tamil Sangam Road had turned too narrow for free mobility, Commissioner of Police P. Balasubramanian directed the traffic police to clear the encroachments on the stretch. Shopkeepers claimed that two-wheelers and four-wheelers were parked on both sides of the road, thus causing a stumbling block for free movement.
Apart from the haphazard parking of private vehicles, loading of consignments from lorries during peak hours almost paralysed the movement.
A traffic policeman said that exclusive space for parking two-wheelers have been earmarked and boards kept on the road side.
Strict action would be taken against any violators and vehicles would be towed away from the spot. “We have been clearly instructed by senior officers to remove the vehicles which were not parked as per the rules,” he maintained.
Mr. Balasubramanian said that motorists should park their vehicles in the space available and earmarked.
“We are in the process of regulating the drivers in other stretches as well…Public are welcome not only to prefer complaints, but also offer suggestions for improvement of traffic flow,” he said.
Shoppers said that multi-storeyed buildings on commercial locations such as Town Hall, West Masi, South Masi among others should be directed to provide space for parking of vehicles.
Only a very few builders provided space in their complex for parking, while a majority of them left the motorists' to park their vehicles on road. With rising vehicle population, police should convert more and more stretches into one-way traffic, wherever it was possible, and ensure that the carriage space is not encroached by haphazard parking, road-users said.
