There used to be traffic chaos across Juhu and Santacruz the day gone by because the BMC shut down the bridge over SNDT nullah on Gazdarbandh at Juhu Tara Road , which connects Juhu and Santacruz. This step used to be taken after the BMC’s bridges department declared it dilapidated of their interior audit report.
After much discussion withSNDT College control via MLA Ashish Shelar , MLA Ameet Satam and Prabhag Samiti chairman Aneesh Naval Makwaaney, SNDT college gave permission on Tuesday to make use of their interior road as another route but with sure stipulations, together with the presence of feminine cops for its students’ safety.
Local BJP legislator Ameet Satam stated that they had written to the SNDT government on Monday to open their interior road. “The whole traffic load has shifted to S V Road. After numerous persuasion, we have now controlled to get a small road that goes from within SNDT University opened in order that some traffic can also be diverted there. Unfortunately, there aren't any tenders for demolition and reconstruction in place yet, which is prone to keep the stretch shut for a chronic period,” stated Satam.
Regarding the college’s calls for, Satam stated, “We have assured them that there might be no problems for the University’s functioning. We are also putting in police beat chowky at the road in order that there entire safety for his or her students. We are also going to fence off some areas for the security and safety of the ladies in the campus,” Satam added.
Prabhag Samiti chairman Makwaaney blamed the BMC for the traffic chaos led to via this road closure. “After the CSMT foot-over-bridge collapse, they're fearful of being arrested because their colleagues were arrested. They don’t want to take any possibility and that’s the explanation they have shut the bridge after BMC bridges department declared it dilapidated. At least 50,000 vehicles use this bridge day by day. It is the only connectivity between Santacruz and Juhu. They are taking everyone without any consideration. They don't seem to be enthusiastic about public but only enthusiastic about saving their jobs now.”
Deyasini Choudhury, an ordinary commuter and civic activist from Santacruz West stated, “Since that is the only connection from Santacruz to Juhu, students from Maneckji Cooper might be affected as soon as college begins. The route and shuttle time for the ones dwelling past SNDT is doubled if they have to head towards Bandra.”
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Local BJP legislator Ameet Satam stated that they had written to the SNDT government on Monday to open their interior road. “The whole traffic load has shifted to S V Road. After numerous persuasion, we have now controlled to get a small road that goes from within SNDT University opened in order that some traffic can also be diverted there. Unfortunately, there aren't any tenders for demolition and reconstruction in place yet, which is prone to keep the stretch shut for a chronic period,” stated Satam.
The SNDT Women’s University’s essential Deepak Deshpande issued an NOC to BMC and traffic pointing out, “There are a minimum of five,000 students learning and 350 students dwelling at the campus. Hence we request the presence of 2 feminine cops in this road. This security for students and staff is a very powerful because motorists from Juhu road will make use of this interior road from the University. But retaining in mind inconvenience led to to motorists, in the interest of the public, we are agreeing to this in keeping with sure stipulations… A beat chowky must be present for safety of girls via traffic department. There must be CCTV cameras put in from the primary gate upto the go out level at Relief Road. For any untoward incident, BMC or state executive will take accountability. The interior road repair works might be undertaken via BMC or state executive. The litter and garbage gathered on account of motorists in the interior road might be cleaned via BMC.”
Regarding the college’s calls for, Satam stated, “We have assured them that there might be no problems for the University’s functioning. We are also putting in police beat chowky at the road in order that there entire safety for his or her students. We are also going to fence off some areas for the security and safety of the ladies in the campus,” Satam added.
Prabhag Samiti chairman Makwaaney blamed the BMC for the traffic chaos led to via this road closure. “After the CSMT foot-over-bridge collapse, they're fearful of being arrested because their colleagues were arrested. They don’t want to take any possibility and that’s the explanation they have shut the bridge after BMC bridges department declared it dilapidated. At least 50,000 vehicles use this bridge day by day. It is the only connectivity between Santacruz and Juhu. They are taking everyone without any consideration. They don't seem to be enthusiastic about public but only enthusiastic about saving their jobs now.”
Deyasini Choudhury, an ordinary commuter and civic activist from Santacruz West stated, “Since that is the only connection from Santacruz to Juhu, students from Maneckji Cooper might be affected as soon as college begins. The route and shuttle time for the ones dwelling past SNDT is doubled if they have to head towards Bandra.”
Inputs via Chaitanya Marpakwar
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