Jamshedpur Police tow vehicles parked near Sanjay Market in Sakchi

Jamshedpur, Aug 17: In view of rising traffic snarls at Sakchi, the police have started a drive against parking violators.  Traffic police launched a crackdown against unauthorized parking at Sakchi near Sanjay Market.  The two-hour long drive which saw a crane being used to tow away illegally parked vehicles, saw 40 two-wheelers being towed away to the Sakchi police station.

“The road leading towards Bhalubasa near Sanjay Market witnesses traffic congestion due to commuters parking their vehicles in ‘No Parking’ zones,” said Traffic DSP Babban Singh.

He said that they had been conducting towing away of vehicles found parked in unauthorised manner on busy arteries especially in Sakchi. However, from today they started a similar drive as we have engaged a crane specifically for Sakchi traffic police. Earlier, a crane was kept at Bistupur police station and served areas near Bistupur.

The traffic police have adopted a new strategy against parking violators, while pasting prosecution slips on those vehicles whose owners/operators were found nearby while those vehicles found parked in prohibited areas without any sight of the operator or driver were towed away in a crane.

The traffic official said that directives have been issued to all the five traffic police post officials to arrange for cranes and undertake similar towing exercises to rein in rogue parkers.

The drive at Sakchi led by traffic inspector, along with some 10 traffic police constables on the four-lane Sakchi-Kalimati Road  which witnesses a traffic volume of nearly a lakh vehicles daily saw prosecution slips being pasted on those vehicles whose owners/operators were found nearby while vehicles at no-parking areas with their operator or driver nowhere in sight were towed away in a crane to the Sakchi police station.

On Day One of the drive , prosecution slips were pasted on nearly 20 vehicles while 15 vehicles were towed away and released after owners paid fines (Rs 500 for illegal parking as per MV Act).

Concerned over the rising cases of road mishaps in the city and to ensure free flow of traffic on roads in the city, East Singhbhum district traffic police have decided to act tough on vehicle owners parking in unauthorised areas. The idea is to keep a check on mishap points to reduce traffic congestion and accidents in the city. The move comes after people complained of snail pace of movement of vehicles on roads as vehicles are parked on both sides of the roads making them narrower.