The Hindu 11.08.2012
Notices to firms that dig roads and leave them uncovered
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Rajesh Kumar has
appealed to the police and municipal officials to make concerted efforts
to bring order into the traffic system in town.The
SP, along with Warangal Municipal Corporation Commissioner Vivek Yadav
and Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation regional manager K.
Gangadhar, reviewed the road safety here, on Friday.
Issues
related to improvement of traffic management in the tri-cities of
Warangal-Hanamkonda-Kazipet and steps needed to improve the system were
discussed at the meeting.The traffic police
officials pointed out that structures such as electricity poles and
transformers on the roads have been causing trouble and interrupting in
the free flow of traffic.
Mr. Rajesh Kumar asked corporation officials to take steps to remove the electricity poles and transformers.He also noted that measures to check unauthorised digging on main roads for laying cables and pipelines have to be taken.
It
was decided to issue notices to the firms that dig roads and leave them
uncovered. Commissioner Vivek Yadav told municipal officials to improve
the conditions of the roads on which auto-rickshaws were diverted.
The corporation would also identity and earmark parking lots at important junctions to ensure smooth flow of vehicular traffic.
New bus shelters
Officials
also discussed about constructing new bus shelters, public toilets and
parking lots at RTC bus stands. It has been planned to introduce
pre-paid auto-services at Kazipet railway station for the benefit and
safety of railway passengers.
RTC Regional Manager
Gangadhar said that the occupancy rate of RTC buses had increased by two
percent following prevention of operations of private carriage vehicles
from RTC bus bays.