The Greater Chennai Traffic Police conducted awareness programmes in the neighbourhood. Here is a glimpse of the session conducted:
On Dec.3 along with EBFO Welfare Association, Besant Nagar
The residents discussed the below points:
During the meeting, the following points were discussed:
- To ensure the safety and well-being of the colony residents, vehicle traffic has to be regulated by introducing one way on the 3rd and 4th Main roads.
- Parking restrictions in cross streets namely: 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th, by putting up “No Parking” boards etc., during weekends.
“This kind of interaction strengthens the relationship between residents and Chennai Police departments to resolve issues that come up periodically,” said the residents. The meeting was well attended by EBFOWA members, who thanked the Police officials for taking time to engage with the residents to understand issues to come up with possible solutions for safety and peaceful living.
On Dec.1 with residents of Kasturba Nagar, Adyar
The following suggestions were provided to ease the traffic flow in Kasturba Nagar.
- The 3rd Main Road, to be connected to OMR through the entry point in the service road near the Miyawaki Forest park, presently kept open for bus stops for vehicles heading towards Thiruvanmiyur.
- The Canal Bank Road to be treated as main road, thus necessitating the removal of all encroachments by commercial establishments, haphazard parking, loud commercial activities continuing till late and extending to the road, large vehicles parked for a long time (loading and unloading items) to be regulated, vendors occupying the roads during peak hours, extended parking by vehicle service centres etc., thus enabling all traffic to pass without hindrance.
- The 3rd Cross Street, Kasturba Nagar, has narrowed due to the storm water drain, and is presently narrowed down due to extending the storm water drainage and entire parking of vehicles including two wheelers. The parking needs to be removed on the entire stretch since it is the main reason for traffic congestion from Ambika Appalam signal till Indira Nagar.
- The roadside vegetable vendor in the entry of 1st Street, Kamaraj Avenue, from 3rd Cross Street, Kasturba Nagar, has to be removed for safe turning of vehicles.
- Parking of vehicles on the entire stretch of 6th Main Road for the whole day by a media office. There has to be a regulation for such parking by commercial establishments in narrow streets.
- The traffic signal at the Ambika Appalam signal should favour the pedestrians. There should be more time for the pedestrians to cross, and more rules need to be put in place for controlling commuters who disregard rules.
- Residents requested installation of cameras that detect rule breaking and auto-generate challans, at the Ambika Appalam signal.
- Removal of TASMAC at the Canal Bank Road, as it is causing a hazard for vehicular traffic. Residents pointed out that more than often, people buy alcohol and many a times consume it outside the gates of the apartments and roam around aberrantly or pass out. Such actions hamper vehicular traffic on the road as well as entry and exit of vehicles and residents of the surrounding apartments.
- Residents requested some mechanism to control the traffic at the junction of 3rd Cross and 3rd Main Road.
