Cops want to be ready with data before the Durga Puja Coordination meet set up by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari for Sept 7
This year the process has been hastened since cops want to be ready with data before the Durga Puja Coordination meet set up by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari for Sept 7.
Cops have said that these stretches are crucial for traffic and crowd circulation, and for the setting up of barricades and parking lots. “The traffic department has carried out its survey across the city and have finalized the list which was forwarded to joint CP (Headquarters) who in turn sent the letters to the various civic agencies,” said a senior officer at Lalbazar. The spots are divided across the city, though east Kolkata and added areas of south Kolkata have a larger share, said cops. Bus passenger Sourav Mukhopadhyay, who travels along Diamond Harbour Road and Biren Roy Road, said, “Driving or even taking a bus through Behala has become a nightmare over the last month. “Every time it rains, whatever temporary patchwork the agencies lay down just washes away within hours, leaving open craters,” said Roy.
For daily commuters, the deteriorating condition of these key arteries has turned routine travel into an ordeal. The potholes are so deep that vehicles slow down to a crawl, creating kilometre-long snarls around Mominpore.
If the authorities do not finish these road repairs and clear out the garbage heaps before the Puja rush starts, reaching any major pandal in south Kolkata will be completely impossible. ” These sentiments are echoed by IT professional Debolina Roy, who commutes via the Narkeldanga stretch every evening.