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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru, Jul 27: Police commissioner T R Suresh said, “On trial basis, we need to have a bus bay near Clock Tower as there is enough space. This can avoid traffic congestion at Hampankatta signal.”
He was speaking during the weekly police phone-in programme on Friday July 27. The police commissioner also urged traffic officers to check emission standards of heavy vehicles.
A caller from Urwa market complained about tinted glass in cars and usage of LED lights in vehicles creating problems to the vehicles coming from opposite direction.
A caller from Moodbidiri complained about auto rickshaws carrying excessive number of school children. Police commissioner T R Suresh said, “We will carry out a special drive and book auto drivers if found guilty.”
Callers from Surathkal and Central Market complained about vehicles parking on both sides of the road and parking on footpath respectively.
Another caller from Central Market complained about shopkeepers and vendors dumping rotten vegetables in the rear side of Lady Goschen hospital which spreads foul smell in the monsoon. Police commissioner T R Suresh said, “We will bring this to the notice of MCC to clear it.”
A caller from Balmatta complained about a few private buses not issuing tickets to the passengers. Police Commissioner T R Suresh said, “We will carry out special drives continuously and impose fine on them.”
While a caller from Someshwara complained about traffic congestion near Unity Hospital during the night, another caller from PVS asked to exceed the signal timings for pedestrians at PVS signal which now limited to 20 seconds.
As many as 31 calls were received during the programme.
The phone-in programme is held every Friday from 10 am to 11 am. Callers can call on 0824 – 2220801 and 0824 – 2220830 and can directly express their grievances to the police commissioner.
DCP crime and traffic Uma Prashanth, DCP law and order Hanumanthraya, ACP traffic Manjunath Shetty and others were present.