Market traders oppose 2-wheeler signboards at pick-up stand road
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, NOV 26
Three months after the notification from the District Magistrate, South, traffic signboards have finally made their presence felt at the pickup-stand road on Friday, but the move has turned controversial with the market traders strongly opposing notifying the pick-up stand road for two-wheelers.
Erection of signboards displaying parking only for two-wheelers had no effect on the ground as four-wheelers were found parked along the stretch right under the nose of the traffic personnel.
To make matters worse for the traffic department, the New Market Traders Association led by President Vinod Shirodkar has resolved to oppose the no-parking for four-wheelers at the pick-up stand road tooth and nail. “This is the only small stretch of road which is being used by the traders to unload goods brought in the city. The stretch was earmarked for four-wheeler parking taking into account the request from the traders”, he added.
Shirodkar has requested the traffic department to remove the traffic signboards within a day or two or threatened to take the law in their hands. “The district magistrate should carry out a survey of the city and suggest parking areas”, he said, and demanded that the district magistrate should raze down buildings which have come up in violation of building and parking rules.
He said the traders and other citizens will not take things lying down if the stretch of road between Borkar super stores and Royal Foods is not earmarked for four-wheeler parking.
Sources in the Traffic Department said this stretch of road was notified for two-wheeler parking since the parking of four-wheelers was causing acute traffic congestion along the road.
