Thursday, March 18, 2010

Parking disallowed on Rajpath

Wednesday , Mar 17, 2010

    
Delhi Police today issued an extraordinary notification banning parking of vehicles on Rajpath in the national capital, saying it has been causing congestion in the area and endangering life of road users.

"Illegal parking of vehicles on Rajpath (from Vijay Chowk to C- Hexagon) by tourists and visitors is causing congestion and interrupting flow of traffic, hindrance to pedestrians on the road, and also endangering the life of road users.

"In view of the problems, it is necessary to control the parking of motor vehicles on Rajpath with an objective to ensure uninterrupted, safe and free management of traffic/movement of pedestrians," the notification issued by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic-HQ) Prabhakar said.

According to the notification, parking of all types of vehicles will be banned for 24 hours of the day on Rajpath by declaring the road as "No Parking Zone" till further orders.

Original news source http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/ArticleText.aspx?article=18_03_2010_002_008&kword=&mode=1

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