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Bengal Govt takes steps to ease traffic on Kona Expressway

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To ease the traffic on the Kona Expressway the State Government has taken the initiative to construct two flyovers connecting the Kolkata Central Bus Stand and the Expressway. The state Transport Minister laid the foundation of the project on Friday.

He also inaugurated several other projects including the 24×7 CCTV Linked Traffic Management System for Howrah city and a round-the-clock prepaid taxi stand at Santragachi station. The initiatives will help in improving the traffic management system in Howrah and the people will be heavily benefitted.

One of the flyovers will be of 565 metre and the other one will be of 525 metre. Using one, vehicles will be entering the bus stand and the other will be used for their exit. It will ease out the traffic congestion in the area and it will be of great help as there will be no traffic jam near Santragachi station, which is the second biggest terminal in the western bank of the river Hooghly.

At the same time to improve the traffic management system in Howrah city, the CCTV Linked Traffic Management System has been developed. Seventy cameras were installed at different locations for better surveillance on movement of traffic. Additionally, the system of giving vehicle fitness certificate and driving license under CCTV surveillance has also been introduced. The footage of these CCTVs will be projected directly at the headquarters of the Howrah Traffic Police.

 

কোনা এক্সপ্রেসওয়েকে যানজটমুক্ত করতে উদ্যোগ রাজ্য সরকারের

হাওড়াতে দুটি উড়ালপুল নির্মাণের সূচনা করলেন রাজ্যের পরিবহনমন্ত্রী। উড়ালপুল তৈরিতে আনুমানিক ৪১ কোটি টাকা খরচ পড়বে। কোনা এক্সপ্রেসওয়ে লাগোয়া সাঁতরাগাছিতে হচ্ছে এই উড়ালপুল। মূলত কলকাতা সেন্ট্রাল বাস টার্মিনাসের প্রবেশপথ সুগম করতেই এই উড়ালপুল তৈরির কথা ভাবা হয়েছে।

সাঁতরাগাছি স্টেশন লাগোয়া কোনা এক্সপ্রেসওয়েতে প্রতিদিন গাড়ির চাপ বাড়ছে। আগে সেই সমস্যা কাটাতে এখানে বাস টার্মিনাস তৈরির সিদ্ধান্ত নেয় রাজ্য সরকার। সাঁতরাগাছি ব্রিজ থেকে ছ’নম্বর জাতীয় সড়ক অভিমুখী রাস্তার বাঁদিকে ১২.৩৮ কাঠা জমিতে গড়ে উঠেছে এই বাস টার্মিনাস। বিভিন্ন রুটের লোকাল ও দূরপাল্লা মিলিয়ে ১৫৫ টি বাস এখানে দাঁড়াতে পারে। যাত্রী সুবিধার্থে টার্মিনাসে রয়েছে যাত্রী বিশ্রামাগার, খাবার দোকান ও অন্য প্রয়োজনীয় পরিষেবা।

এই অনুষ্ঠানে রাজ্য সরকারের সেফ ড্রাইভ, সেভ লাইভ প্রকল্পের আওতায় একগুচ্ছ নতুন কর্মসূচিও চালু করেন মন্ত্রী। এরমধ্যে রয়েছে হাওড়া শহরের জন্য ২৪ ঘণ্টা ধরে CCTV সংযুক্ত ট্রাফিক ম্যানেজমেন্ট ব্যাবস্থা। সাঁতরাগাছি স্টেশন সংলগ্ন এলাকায় প্রিপেড ট্যাক্সি বুথের উদ্বোধন। এছাড়াও CCTV-র নজরদারিতে গাড়ির ফিটনেস সার্টিফিকেট ও ড্রাইভিং লাইসেন্স পরীক্ষার ব্যবস্থা। পাশাপাশি সাঁতরাগাছিতে ট্রাফিক গার্ডের নতুন একটি অফিসেরও সূচনা হয়।

 

Kolkata Police gears up for a smooth traffic management during the Durga Pujas

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Crowd and traffic control during Durga Puja in the added areas of Kolkata – where there’s been a phenomenal rise in number of mega-budget pujas – is turning into a bigger challenge every year for Kolkata Police.

Deployment of forces

As many as 4,000 personnel will be posted across the city along with home guards. Traffic will be barred on many roads from 3 PM to 1 AM on Panchami and up to 3 AM till Navami. Kolkata Police has also drawn up specific traffic regulations on 133 streets.

A few hundred constables and over 450 trainee traffic sergeants will be the additional forces on the road on all Puja days. Most of the divisions and the traffic wing have increased their staff strength. This extra force will be deployed in the added areas where road space is restricted. In addition, help will be taken of the numerous of CCTV cameras to cover all the major crossings of the added areas. Based on real time inputs, necessary deployments will be made.

Newly-added areas under Kolkata Police

The added areas spread over 104 sq km and include 13 police stations. Unlike other years, this time the full police bandobast will begin on Panchami itself.

There are at least 28 big pujas in this new area and over 1,000 medium-scale pujas. Additional manpower has been sought from the state police but top officers have been asked to prepare their plan with existing resources.

Other arrangements

NCC cadets, scouts, students and several NGOs will be used for managing crowds at pandals, said sources. Like last year,information regarding traffic, the situation at pandals and those lost in crowd will be transmitted on the AIR FM channel.

The Government has put a restriction on immersion of Durga Idols in Kolkata on 23 and 24 October as the dates clash with Muharram.

Going by the almanac, this year Vijay Dashami falls on 23 October when, after offering a three-day puja, the Idols of goddess Durga are traditionally immersed into river. But over the years, many community puja organisers have developed the tendency to perform the ritual even a day or two after Vijay Dashami.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who held a meeting with various Durga Puja committee heads and religious leaders at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata, made the announcement on restriction on immersion of Durga Idols in the city.

She announced that for household Durga Puja in Kolkata, the immersion of Idols will be on 22 October after the Maha Navami puja is over.

There will be no immersion on 23 and 24 October as Muharram, which is observed by a large section Muslim population in the city, falls on those dates. Allowing the immersion on those two days might lead to traffic congestion and law and order situation.

The immersion of Idols of all community Durga Puja in Kolkata will be from 12 noon on wards on 25 October. The immersion will continue the next day, that is, on 26 October, from 8 am to 2 pm as the Laxmi Puja falls on that day.