For better traffic management in the city, the commissionerate police on Monday declared the stretch from the Rabindra Mandap to the Biju Patnaik International Airport as a “no overtaking zone”. As part of the new rule, drone cameras would be used to keep a strict vigil on violation of traffic rules like overtaking and zigzag driving on this major route.
Moreover, a heavy fine would be imposed on people violating the traffic rule under the Motor Vehicle Amendment (MVA) Act. The initiative aims at ensuring lane driving, no overtaking and adherence to the Zebra Crossing rules.
“We have appointed an IPS officer (Sagarika Nath) as the DCP of traffic. She along with her team will work to solve various traffic problems in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Overtaking has been a major concern for us. Be it two-wheeler or four-wheeler, people are seen indulging in overtaking these days. It is not possible to deploy police personnel everywhere to check overtaking. I would request all commuters to follow lane driving,” said Commissioner of Police Sudhanshu Sarangi.
The rule would be implemented on the Rabindra Mandap-airport road on a pilot basis and later replicated in other areas of Bhubneswar, he added.
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Notably, the Rabindra Mnadap-airport route is considered as a ‘posh zone’ of the capital city.
Several prominent buildings and establishments, including Legislative Assembly, Lok Seva Bhawan and Capital Hospital, come under the zone. Many VVIPs and VIPs commute on this stretch.
Earlier this month, Commissionerate police had declared the 19-km stretch between the Nandankanan and the airport as a “no tolerance zone” from the view of traffic rule violation.