Nagpur: Taking serious note of haphazard parking of vehicles in No Parking Zone in the busy Dhantoli locality which is hub of hospitals, the City Traffic Police had launched a drive from January 1 to June 24, 2024. During the drive, action was taken against a total of 7553 vehicle owners for various offences.
The break-up of action taken:
For parking in No Parking Zone, 49 vehicles were challaned while a whopping 7031 vehicle owners faced the heat for parking vehicles in dangerous conditions. 237 offenders faced action for driving in No Entry Zone. For the wrong side parking, 227 vehicle owners were taken to task. 9 hawkers also faced action for doing business in No Parking Zone.
The Traffic Police said that the drive will continue and have appealed the vehicle owners to park their vehicle at the designated parking zones. The hospitals and other establishments have also been directed to ask the visitors to park their vehicles properly at the parking slots.
Legal intervention
Notably, following the recurring battle against the persistent problems of parking chaos and severe traffic congestion, the residents of Dhantoli had sought legal intervention by approaching the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court.
The primary contention put forth by the Dhantoli Nagrik Mandal revolves around the misuse of parking areas by numerous hospitals in Dhantoli and Ramdaspeth. According to the petitioner, these medical facilities are allegedly utilizing their designated parking spaces for purposes other than parking, such as running pharmacy stores, laundry services, installing oxygen plants, creating chambers, and establishing waiting areas for patients. This, in turn, forces visitors to park their vehicles on the roads, leading to severe traffic congestion and chaos in the narrow lanes of both areas.
The situation has escalated due to the transformation of Dhantoli and Ramdaspeth into medical hubs over the past decade and a half, witnessing an influx of hospitals and other commercial establishments, including coaching classes and food joints.
