Sitabuldi shopkeepers and locals welcomed relief as Traffic Police issued new parking guidelines. This came after the Nagpur Municipal Corporation cleared road encroachments last week to ease congestion.
Following NMC’s removal of encroachments, the Traffic Police swiftly implemented a new parking system in Sitabuldi to streamline vehicle movement and ease public inconvenience.
• Two-wheelers shall be parked on the left side of the road from Bala Footwear at Variety Square to Raja Opticals.
• Two-wheelers shall be parked on the left side of the road from Silky Lingerie shop to Khadi Gram Udyog shop.
• Two-wheelers shall be parked on the left side of the road from Joshi Ice Cream to the old Parekh Jewellers shop, excluding the area in front of Rajaram Library Gate, the road towards Temple Bazaar, and the gate in front of Rakesh Telange’s house.
• Four-wheelers shall be parked on the right side of Sitabuldi main road from Bombaywala shop to Dream Shoppee.
• Two-wheelers shall be parked on the right side of Sitabuldi Main Road from Venkatesh Market to Parekh Jewellers shop, excluding the roads leading to Modi No 1, 2, and 3.
A notification issued by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Archit Chandak states that hawkers will not be allowed to set up stalls or establishments within 30 metres of the designated roads and junctions. The order comes into effect from May 19, 2025, and will remain valid until further notice.
Usually, police or civic authorities keep taking such actions but they are not monitored or the status is not maintained. Sitabuldi main road has been facing the hawkers’ problem for a long time. On several occasions, the authorities removed encroachment, enforced rules but the action was not followed strictly. The shopkeepers had to knock on the court’s doors. The case is still pending in the High Court.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Archit Chandak assured action on parking issues, saying, “We will strictly implement the parking guidelines here at Sitabuldi main road. Already 11 such roads for on street parking have been identified and notification has taken out. People are facing a lot of problems and we will surely resolve the issues for which measures are being taken.”
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