THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the public works division (PWD) saying its ownership over main city roads, the way forward for the scheme beneath which paid parking is facilitated alongside roads and in addition the force of city police to install fences on medians in main junctions has change into uncertain.
Irked via the movements of city corporation authorities and town police, who didn’t seek the advice of Kerala avenue fund board (KRFB) sooner than imposing the tasks, PWD minister G Sudhakaran directed the dept secretary to issue notices to them.
As in step with the directive of the minister, the PWD requested city police to forestall putting barricades on medians at the roads advanced and maintained via KRFB. It has additionally requested the corporation to withdraw the paid parking scheme alongside city roads.
Without citing concerning the LDF-ruled city corporation, PWD minister G Sudhakaran mentioned in a remark that follow of ‘personal events’ accumulating parking fee from cars parked on PWD-owned roads came to his realize. Interestingly, handiest the city corporation and no longer any personal celebration is accumulating parking fee. He additionally mentioned concerning the move to ask ads on barricades put on medians.
“No one has knowledgeable us about this. There was once no such follow earlier. This is a recent development. As in step with avenue security norms, parking and advertisement on roads are unlawful. We don’t know who gave permission and the place the money is going,” the minister mentioned. The minister additionally requested chief govt officer of KRFB and govt engineer of national freeway wing of PWD to put up a file after investigating the issue.
“Parking is allowed alongside MG Road even in front of colleges and faculties, flouting all norms. I've directed officers to put up a file on unauthorized parking and unlawful advertisement forums,” the minister mentioned.
The city police have put in barricades on medians in some portions of the MG Road recently as part of its move to support road-safety measures. The installation of barricades was once found to be effective to stop jaywalking and to encourage pedestrians to use zebra crossing.
City corporation has been accumulating parking fee via allowing parking alongside roads for the previous 4 years. It has been incomes a benefit of round Rs 20,000-30,000 per 30 days after all the bills. However, the move has completely lowered the results of widening of the roads beneath the city roads improvement programme as much space is taken up via cars parked on both sides of the roads.
Mayor V Ok Prasanth mentioned that no such course came to his realize. “We aren't a personal celebration. So a long way, no such course came to my realize,” he mentioned.
PWD predominant secretary G Kamalavardhana Rao mentioned that both city police and corporation had been requested to respectively remove barricades and prevent allowing parking on avenue. “No permission was once taken from PWD sooner than taking such steps. We intervened upon getting complaints,” he mentioned.
Irked via the movements of city corporation authorities and town police, who didn’t seek the advice of Kerala avenue fund board (KRFB) sooner than imposing the tasks, PWD minister G Sudhakaran directed the dept secretary to issue notices to them.
As in step with the directive of the minister, the PWD requested city police to forestall putting barricades on medians at the roads advanced and maintained via KRFB. It has additionally requested the corporation to withdraw the paid parking scheme alongside city roads.
Without citing concerning the LDF-ruled city corporation, PWD minister G Sudhakaran mentioned in a remark that follow of ‘personal events’ accumulating parking fee from cars parked on PWD-owned roads came to his realize. Interestingly, handiest the city corporation and no longer any personal celebration is accumulating parking fee. He additionally mentioned concerning the move to ask ads on barricades put on medians.
“No one has knowledgeable us about this. There was once no such follow earlier. This is a recent development. As in step with avenue security norms, parking and advertisement on roads are unlawful. We don’t know who gave permission and the place the money is going,” the minister mentioned. The minister additionally requested chief govt officer of KRFB and govt engineer of national freeway wing of PWD to put up a file after investigating the issue.
“Parking is allowed alongside MG Road even in front of colleges and faculties, flouting all norms. I've directed officers to put up a file on unauthorized parking and unlawful advertisement forums,” the minister mentioned.
The city police have put in barricades on medians in some portions of the MG Road recently as part of its move to support road-safety measures. The installation of barricades was once found to be effective to stop jaywalking and to encourage pedestrians to use zebra crossing.
City corporation has been accumulating parking fee via allowing parking alongside roads for the previous 4 years. It has been incomes a benefit of round Rs 20,000-30,000 per 30 days after all the bills. However, the move has completely lowered the results of widening of the roads beneath the city roads improvement programme as much space is taken up via cars parked on both sides of the roads.
Mayor V Ok Prasanth mentioned that no such course came to his realize. “We aren't a personal celebration. So a long way, no such course came to my realize,” he mentioned.
PWD predominant secretary G Kamalavardhana Rao mentioned that both city police and corporation had been requested to respectively remove barricades and prevent allowing parking on avenue. “No permission was once taken from PWD sooner than taking such steps. We intervened upon getting complaints,” he mentioned.
It is our road, who are you? PWD asks Thiruvananthapuram corporation and police
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