Traffic system in the State capital was affected on Monday following large number of Doon residents coming out for Diwali shopping and protests by various organisations in support of their pending demands. However, the traffic Police have drafted the traffic plan in view of the Diwali festival.
Dehradun SP Traffic Pradeep Kumar Rai said that to improve traffic system during the Diwali festival, one-way system has been enforced along many roads while several bus and auto routes have been diverted.
The barricading will be installed at many places like Machchhiwala Bazaar, Kali Mandir, Peepalmandi, Dhamawala Masjid, Raza Road, Darshani Gate, near Saharanpur Chowk, Oriental Chowk, Eucalyptus Chowk, CMI crossing, Race course Chowk, Saharanpur Chowk, and Tehsil Chowk.
The cops in adequate numbers will be deployed along many roads to manage the traffic in the city. Police will make round along several stretches like from Aaraghar to Dharampur, Fabbara Chowk to Nehru Colony, Chakrata Road to Connaught Place, Tehsil Chowk to Clock Tower, Dila Ram Chowk to Great Value crossing, Survey Chowk to Cross Road, Pacific Mall to Rajpur Road, Eucalyptus Chowk to Dialram Cowk, Dilaram Chowk to Great Value, Cross Road Mall, from Gandhi park to Global Chowk, lakhbagh to Saharanpur Chowk and Balliwala Chowk area.
The traffic police have made parking arrangements at Parade Ground, Pavilion Ground, Mangla Devi Inter College, Tehsil campus, old Roadways Bus Stand, Rangers’ Ground, Bannu School, Nagar Nigam Office campus, Old City Bus Stand, New Complex, Clock Tower, MDDA parking and Dispensary Road complex.
However, traffic congestion was witnessed at many crossings across the city on Monday. Though the administration had deployed traffic police adequately at the crossings in the state capital in view of the string of stirs traffic snarls were nonetheless witnessed at Tehsil Chowk, Clock Tower, Gandhi Park, Survey Chowk, Dilaram Chowk and areas nearer the Secretariat at noon, leading to public inconveniences on Monday.
The main reason for the traffic congestions getting compounded at many places especially at noon was the students coming out of their schools after school hours were over and the stirs continuing in the city.
Huge traffic congestions were witnessed outside various schools near PHQ, Survey Chowk, Clock Tower at noon, as the students came out on roads and the rallies came towards the Secretariat with the participants shouting anti- government slogans.
Moreover, due to the festive season, Doon residents also come out for the markets. Various markets in the city were found over-brimming with people out for Diwali shopping.