Drive to streamline state capital’s traffic from today
LUCKNOW : The district administration is launching a special two-day drive from Friday to streamline Lucknow’s traffic and to keep a check on the movement of illegal auto-rickshaws, tempos and buses. It will be a joint effort by the district administration, traffic and city police.
“Illegal vehicles are the main cause of traffic jams. Hence, we are going to launch a drive to keep a check on the movement of such vehicles,” said Abhishek Prakash, district magistrate, while chairing a meeting on Wednesday.
As per the blueprint prepared by the district administration, the drive would be carried out in three phases. In the first, movement of illegal vehicles would be checked. In the second, all illegal bus, tempo and taxi stands would be removed to make more room for regular vehicles.
In the last phase, encroachments would be removed from jam-prone areas. The DM said all illegal tempos, autos, taxis and loaders should be seized with immediate effect. “There are 49 legal stands and the transport department should make sure that no such stands remain operational. This two-day zero-tolerance drive will be launched from Friday wherein the administration is also going to define routes of e-rickshaws,” he said.
The plan includes one-way vehicular movement on several important routes. The DM also directed the municipal corporation to streamline traffic in market areas including Hazratganj, Janpath.
Strategy for removing encroachments
The strategy for removing encroachments Charbagh to Alambagh and Charbagh to Naka Hindola would be made on the spot after inspection of the areas by a joint team of LDA, LMC, PWD and district administration on Friday evening.
To note, district magistrate Abhishek Prakash has directed the LMC and other civic agencies to prepare a plan to remove encroachments from Charbagh to Alambagh and Charbagh to Naka Hindola, after the directives of high court.
In compliance with the HC order, the DM fixed an on-site inspection of these areas on Friday at 5 pm.