KOLKATA: The Kolkata Traffic Police on Saturday took several additional steps to ensure smooth movement of weekend evening traffic on a rain-hit Saturday.
This included the removal of a major parking lot in front of the Grand Hotel. new market Placement of area and channelizers in Gariahat to ensure that shopkeepers do not step on the streets. With the rains, Hatibagan also saw a better traffic flow than in the last two weekends, keeping the shopkeepers away.
The presence of policemen in large numbers on the roads till late night for Ganesh idol immersion ensured that motorists were disciplined and travel was banned. However, some parts of the city – due to poor roads – saw slow vehicular movement. This included Prince Anwar Shah Road, CR Avenue and Behala Market areas. Across the city, police reverted to manual traffic signals. “We had to change the traffic cycle at some places to control the spurt in the number of private vehicles on the roads,” an official said. In major markets, police replaced civilian volunteers with men in uniform in the evening.
in new market, south traffic guard The parking area in front of the Grand Hotel was removed from the evening to increase street space. No app cabs, private cars or taxis were allowed to stop for very long near the Lindsay Street entrance.
In Gariahat, traffic flow was almost normal thanks to the police making special channelizers at the main crossing.
Compared to the previous week, the percentage of shopkeepers wearing masks was relatively higher in New Market and significantly higher in Gariahat.
This included the removal of a major parking lot in front of the Grand Hotel. new market Placement of area and channelizers in Gariahat to ensure that shopkeepers do not step on the streets. With the rains, Hatibagan also saw a better traffic flow than in the last two weekends, keeping the shopkeepers away.
The presence of policemen in large numbers on the roads till late night for Ganesh idol immersion ensured that motorists were disciplined and travel was banned. However, some parts of the city – due to poor roads – saw slow vehicular movement. This included Prince Anwar Shah Road, CR Avenue and Behala Market areas. Across the city, police reverted to manual traffic signals. “We had to change the traffic cycle at some places to control the spurt in the number of private vehicles on the roads,” an official said. In major markets, police replaced civilian volunteers with men in uniform in the evening.
in new market, south traffic guard The parking area in front of the Grand Hotel was removed from the evening to increase street space. No app cabs, private cars or taxis were allowed to stop for very long near the Lindsay Street entrance.
In Gariahat, traffic flow was almost normal thanks to the police making special channelizers at the main crossing.
Compared to the previous week, the percentage of shopkeepers wearing masks was relatively higher in New Market and significantly higher in Gariahat.
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