Nashik: Traffic cops to deploy extra bandobast in markets

NASHIK: City police would deploy additional bandobast in market areas of the city from Tuesday in view of the rising number of people stepping out for shopping on account of Diwali.
With just over a week remaining for the festival, footfall in marketplaces has started swelling over the past few days. ACP (traffic) Sitaram Gaikwad said the rising rush of people in markets leads to traffic snarls as many indulge in haphazard parking, wrong-side driving, among others.
“Taking this into account from Tuesday bandobast would be increased in marketplaces like Shalimar, CBS, Main Road, MG Road, Panchavati, Nashik Road, College Road,” Gaikwad said.
“Traffic personnel would be deployed at all such points to see that the movement of traffic is free and unhindered,” he added.
Shalimar, CBS and MG Road witnesses heavy traffic for most part of the day on a regular basis. However, ahead of festivals like Diwali, rush of vehicles becomes almost out of control.
Same thing is observed in Raviwar Karanja, College Road, Gangapur Road and Untawadi Road where malls are situated.
Gaikwad said that apart from deploying towing cranes to pick up illegally parked vehicles, traffic police would also click pics of illegally parked vehicles by special devices and send e-challans to the motorists concerned.