Cops step in to clear the roads

Taking serious note of the traffic congestion and large scale violation of traffic rules across city, the Navi Mumbai police have decided to impose restrictions on vehicle parking in the satellite city.
Parking restrictions will come in force at Kharghar, Belapur and Sanpada where people are facing problems due to illegal parking. A notification to this effect has been issued and the restrictions will come into force from May 1.
"After a survey conducted in these areas, it was decided to impose restrictions to streamline the traffic," ACP (Traffic) Shrikant Dhivare said. There is an urgent need to streamline traffic near Bank of India Square, Navrang Circle, Gokhale High School, Kharghar Police Scorner and Shilp Square in Kharghar, Radhakrishna Hotel, Mahesh Hotel, Ashvith Hotel, Croma Electronics to Killa Junction, Total Car Mall in Sector 15, Belapur and Sanpada signal to Annapurna Square. "We have decided to implement P1 P2 system of parking in Kharghar. The entire area would be no parking zone for medium and heavy vehicles," Dhivare said.
The commercial vehicles supplying goods to business establishments on the road will be allowed parking between 10 pm and 8 am, while P1 P2 parking system would be in force from 8 am to 10 pm everyday. Similar restrictions would be imposed on roads in Sector 15, Belapur.
"It has been observed that people going to APMC market from Sanpada station face severe problems due to heavy vehicles parked along the road. With an objective to solve the issue, the entire stretch of the road has been converted into no parking zone from 6 am to 10 am and 6 pm to 8 pm," Dhivare said. Many trucks are illegally parked along the road for loading and unloading and minor repairs. This leads to traffic congestion, Dhivare added.