Fed up with the growing parking menace in Ramdaspeth, residents have decided to present traffic police with jammers to act against errant motorists parking vehicles in front of homes. The Ramdaspeth Plot Owners’ and Residents’ Association is also procuring a truck to give to traffic cops to help them lift wrongly parked vehicles.
The association really wants to leave cops with no excuses for not acting. It would also deploy four security guards to help traffic police streamline traffic in the area, which houses many commercial complexes and shopping malls.
Besides, the residents will also install no-parking boards on their own. For this, the residents will be spending Rs 60,000, said Harjit Singh Bagga, secretary of the association. He said that the DCP (traffic) Sahebrao Patil has already welcomed the move. According to Patil, it would ease congestion in the locality that is notorious for illegal parking menace. The association has promised the traffic cops that it would help them with as many as 50 jammers.
President of association Dilip Saraf said just a few years ago it was possible for people to drive to Wardha Road or Central Avenue to shop without giving a thought to parking. Today, the first thought when planning a trip to the centre of Nagpur city is about finding a spot to park the car. Moreover, in recent past, Ramdaspeth has turned into a big commercial zone with opening of commercial complexes, hospitals, and hotels. "None of these have made arrangements for parking of vehicles of their visitors. Their vehicles started occupying the open spaces available in front of houses and residential complexes," said Sanjeev Nahar, another resident. For instance, on August 15, a shopping mall on Wardha road in Ramdaspeth attracted thousands of visitors with special discount scheme. They parked their vehicles in lanes around the mall obstructing the entry and exit from homes. Residents then asked senior PI (traffic) Ashok Dhotre to help. They also helped cops to pick up vehicles parked in front of homes.
The association really wants to leave cops with no excuses for not acting. It would also deploy four security guards to help traffic police streamline traffic in the area, which houses many commercial complexes and shopping malls.
Besides, the residents will also install no-parking boards on their own. For this, the residents will be spending Rs 60,000, said Harjit Singh Bagga, secretary of the association. He said that the DCP (traffic) Sahebrao Patil has already welcomed the move. According to Patil, it would ease congestion in the locality that is notorious for illegal parking menace. The association has promised the traffic cops that it would help them with as many as 50 jammers.
President of association Dilip Saraf said just a few years ago it was possible for people to drive to Wardha Road or Central Avenue to shop without giving a thought to parking. Today, the first thought when planning a trip to the centre of Nagpur city is about finding a spot to park the car. Moreover, in recent past, Ramdaspeth has turned into a big commercial zone with opening of commercial complexes, hospitals, and hotels. "None of these have made arrangements for parking of vehicles of their visitors. Their vehicles started occupying the open spaces available in front of houses and residential complexes," said Sanjeev Nahar, another resident. For instance, on August 15, a shopping mall on Wardha road in Ramdaspeth attracted thousands of visitors with special discount scheme. They parked their vehicles in lanes around the mall obstructing the entry and exit from homes. Residents then asked senior PI (traffic) Ashok Dhotre to help. They also helped cops to pick up vehicles parked in front of homes.
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