Parking continues despite ban by Archit Watts
Chandigarh, March 6The traffic police seems to be in a spot over its failure to check parking menace along the main road in front of some eateries in Sector 17. Though four-wheelers have been prohibited to park there, commuters continue to park their vehicles with impunity.
Even the Punjab and Haryana High Court had directed the authorities concerned to ensure the free flow of traffic. A long queue of vehicles can be seen parked on the road at all times, especially in the evening.
Apart from it, the parking contractor has displayed the board of parking fee for four-wheelers, even though it has been banned.
When this correspondent, visited the place, no cop was present there to control the traffic jam, which is a common scene there.
Dharam Singh, a senior citizen, said: “Parking on the narrow road usually results in mishaps and bottlenecks. It seems that the authorities are least bothered about it.”
A traffic police personnel admitted that wrong parking challans were less than 5 per cent last year.
Hitesh Singla, a businessman, said: “I have complained to the traffic police a number of times, but still it is not much concerned.”
Senior officials often cross the place while going to the estate office, but even then the authorities are least bothered to do something about it.
A senior police official said the issue was serious and he would visit the place to look into the matter.

Chandigarh Tribune March 7, 2009