Pune : Kondhwa residents appeal to PMC & Police to resolve various civic issues 

Residents of Kondhwa, Akhil Naagrik Ekta Mancha etc have requested the police to conduct a joint meeting of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Pune City Police & Pune Traffic Police to discuss & resolve several issues such as heavy vehicle movement restrictions, potholes, road development, time limit following by hoteliers, encroachments, increasing police fleet, traffic issues, amenity space and many more.

Speaking to Pune Pulse, Chhabil Patel, Founder & President, Akhil Naagarik Ekta Manch, said “Regarding heavy vehicles, we had requested the Pune Police Commissioner for banning heavy vehicle movement. The police have said that relevant concrete action will be taken regarding heavy vehicle movement. Other issues include roadside encroachments, parking on road and more. Even transfers of police personnel are happening rapidly. This severely impacts the development works for citizens. Hence, for discussion & resolution of various kinds of issues, a meeting must be conducted immediately consisting of PMC Commissioner Vikram Kumar & other department like encroachments, road etc, Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar & his entire team.”

As per further information from Akhil Naagrik Ekta Manch, decisions have to be taken for the planning & resolving issues from the Police and PMC. It is expected that a meeting will be held in 2-4 days at Kondhwa Police Station in the presence of both the Commissioners.

·         All types of heavy, bulky, slow moving vehicle movement (dumpers, tankers, R.M.C. mixers, J.C.B., road rollers etc) at the following places/roads in Pune City, as well as on other internal roads connecting these main roads, should be banned. (Excluding essential service vehicles eg fire brigade, police vehicles, ambulances, PMPML and private buses etc):

Ø  Maral Chowk, Sheetal Petrol Pump, Kondhwa Bus Stand, Jyoti Hotel Chowk, Fakhri Hills, NIBM Road, Kausar Bagh, Parge Nagar

·         Potholes should be filled. White stripes should be put on the road. Houses, shops, dead trees on the road should be removed.

·         DP roads in these areas should be opened:

Ø  Shivneri to Navajish road should be opened soon.

Ø  Sobha Carnation, Alcon Royce, Parge Nagar Road should be opened.

·         Time restrictions should be imposed on hoteliers. Smoking in the open should be stopped.

·         Hoteliers encroach roads at several places and stalls are set up too. As a result, traffic jams are caused due to the bikes and cars of customers coming to them. For all these stalls, they must be shifted in a 9-acre big playground called ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Kridangan’. Also, along with the wall of the playground, the road up to Bhairoba Nala should be removed and parking facilities should be provided.

·         The fleet of city police, traffic police, special police should be increased at the place.

·         Parking on the road leads to traffic jams. Therefore, orders should be given to use the vacant amenity spaced as temporary parking lots for two-wheelers, cars etc.

·         An urgent meeting between Pune Municipal Corporation and Pune Police Department should be held by Kondhwa Police Station to plan the traffic and security for Ramadan month.

Shreyas Vange